Crime Rates at Colchester Road, Edgware, HA8 0QZ

Colchester Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 477th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colchester Road (HA8 0QZ) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colchester Road (HA8 0QZ), 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.