Crime Rates at Orchard Grove, Edgware, HA8 5BL

Orchard Grove area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

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 Orchard Grove (HA8 5BL) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Edgware average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Grove (HA8 5BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Constable Gardens, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.