Crime Rates at Watling Avenue, Edgware, HA8 0ND

Watling Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 483rd lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 0ND) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Burnt Oak average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Avenue (HA8 0ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arundel Gardens, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldbeaters Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.