Crime Rates at Watling Avenue, Edgware, HA8 0LY

Watling Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 345th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watling Avenue (HA8 0LY) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Avenue (HA8 0LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Croft, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnt Oak (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.