Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 85.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 646 local areas in Harrow .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bacon Lane (HA8 5AX) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bacon Lane (HA8 5AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northolme Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rembrandt Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bacon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zodiac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hogarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Zodiac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zodiac Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methuen Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Penylan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broomgrove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broomgrove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rembrandt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bacon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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