Crime Rates at Watling Avenue, Edgware, HA8 0NB

Watling Avenue area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 511th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watling Avenue (HA8 0NB) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Avenue (HA8 0NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hanshaw Drive, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arundel Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.