Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bacon Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 151st highest crime rate of 646 local areas in Harrow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bacon Lane (HA8 5AS) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% higher than the Edgware average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bacon Lane (HA8 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bacon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Symphony Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broomgrove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Symphony Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Symphony Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Zodiac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zodiac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zodiac Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bacon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penylan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broomgrove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Camrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bacon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bacon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heming Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgware Road High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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