Total Crime Rate
57.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orchard Grove area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 290th highest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Grove (HA8 5BN) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Edgware average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -38.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 205.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Grove (HA8 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Grove. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Edgware| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Vancouver Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Summit Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Columbia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northolme Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northolme Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northolme Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Selwyn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briary Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Briary Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Briary Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Northolme Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leighton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Landseer Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Landseer Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Berridge Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bacon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bacon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orchard Grove | Under investigation |
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