We have received information about police station closures in Harrow from the Met Police and how to report crimes going forward. See below:
From Saturday 28 February 2026, the front counters at Harrow Police Station and Pinner Police Station will close. The nearest front counter will now be Wembley Police Station. From Monday 3 March, this front counter will be open from Monday to Friday, 10am-10pm, and Saturday to Sunday, 9am-7pm. If you need to report a crime outside of these hours, the front counters that are open 24 hours are:

Charing Cross Police Station 2 Agar St, London WC2N 4JP
Lewisham Police Station  43 Lewisham High St, London SE13 5JZ

Alternatively, you can report an incident by:
Visiting the Met Police website
Calling the non-emergency number 101
or hearing or speech-impaired users, you can text 18000 to access our textphone service

If a crime is happening right now or if someone is in immediate danger, please call 999. 

Harrow Council has posted the following traffic order that concerns leaving the car park at Hatch End station. See below:

London Borough of Harrow
The Harrow (Prescribed Routes) (No. 1) Traffic Order 2026

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Harrow on 18^th February 2026 made the above-mentioned Orders under sections 45, 46 and 49 and 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended by section 8 of and Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Act 1985 and all other enabling powers.

2. The general effect of the Order would be that all vehicles proceeding in a southerly direction in the Hatch End Station car park access road shall, on reaching the junction with Uxbridge Road, cause that vehicle to turn left into Uxbridge Road only.

3. A copy of the Orders, which will come into operation on 23^rd February 2026 and of relevant previous Orders can be inspected until the end of 6 weeks from the date on which the Orders were made at Greenhill Library, Perceval Square, College Road, Harrow, HA1 1GX between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 11.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. Sunday, excluding Bank Holidays.

4. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within 6 weeks of the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 19^th February 2026

Poonam Pathak, Strategic Head of Traffic, Highways and Asset Management, Place Directorate, PO Box 1362, Harrow, HA3 3RL

Our new list of local businesses that are supporters of the Hatch End Association can be found below. To find out how to become a supporter of the HEA, go to Local Businesses and scroll down to Membership Information – Businesses. The HEA takes no responsibility for the services listed.

Several roads in Hatch End are scheduled for double yellow lines. A copy of the Orders, which will come into operation on 26^th January 2026 and of relevant previous Orders can be inspected until the end of 6 weeks from the date on which the Orders were made at Greenhill Library, Perceval Square, College Road, Harrow, HA1 1GX between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 11.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. Sunday, excluding Bank Holidays.

See attached PDF for the list of roads in Hatch End.

New double yellow lines

• Watford General Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre, Vicarage Road WD18 0HB. This is open from 8am until 2pm every day (5 miles)
• Northwick Park Urgent Treatment Centre, Watford Road, Harrow HA1 3UJ. This is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week (7 miles)
• Hillingdon Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre, Pield Heath Road, UB8 3NN. This is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week (7.5 miles).

Harrow Council has posted changes to Penalty Charges as a determined by the London Councils Transport and Environment Committee and approved by the Mayor of London. See below:

NOTICE OF CHANGES TO PENALTY CHARGES AND ADDITIONAL FEES

Following a determination by the London Councils Transport and Environment Committee, approval by the Mayor of London, and having received no objection within the period of one month of notifying the Secretary of State for Transport, the following increase in penalty charges and additional fees will take effect from 1^st April 2026. As such, the changes to the penalty charges issued within the London Borough of Harrow as of the above date, are as follows:

Parking penalties at the higher level will increase by £20 to:

• £160 reduced to £80 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice.

Parking penalties at the lower level will increase by £20 to:

• £110 reduced to £55 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice.

Bus Lane and Moving Traffic contraventions will remain at:

• Penalty for contraventions of bus lane regulations – £160
• Penalty for moving traffic contraventions – £160

A full list of contraventions can be found here:

https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/parking-services/parking-and-traffic-charges-london

(Please note, the Operator’s penalty for contravention of the London Lorry Control Scheme will remain unchanged, at £550 and the Driver’s penalty for contravention of the London Lorry Control Scheme will remain unchanged, at £130).

Dated 19^th February 2026

Poonam Pathak, Strategic Head of Traffic, Highways and Asset Management Culture, Environment & Economy, PO Box 1362, Harrow, HA3 3RL

The police are launching a brand-new service called Met Engage. Sign up today to receive updates from your local police officers on the issues that matter most to you.

To sign up today visit www.metengage.co.uk

Met Engage is not a crime-reporting platform. If you wish to report a crime you can call 101 or through our report a crime section of the Met website. If it is an emergency, dial 999.

SR 27/6/25

The Hatch End Association has set up a Facebook page. We will use it to let you know of upcoming events such as litter pick-up days or open days at the station. We will also use it to let you know of matters concerning Hatch End. Do take a look and sign up.

SR 3/7/24

If you want to find out what do or see in the local area, take a look at our Local Events page where you will find many interesting plays, talks and exhibitions.

If you would like your organisation’s event published please contact us via this website or at editor@hatchend.org.