Total Crime Rate
119.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bacon Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 118th highest crime rate of 650 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 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% higher than the Edgware average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bacon Lane (HA8 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Symphony Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgware Road High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garratt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garratt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bacon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bacon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Berridge Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Columbia Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albany Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Vancouver Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garratt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garratt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmer Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Camrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camrose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Selwyn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Symphony Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garratt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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