Total Crime Rate

414.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 414.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.5 10/10
  • Public order 65.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.3 8/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albany Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 13th 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 Albany Crescent (HA8 5BW) in the last 12 months was 414.6 per 1,000 residents and was 514.4% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Crescent (HA8 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 277 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albany Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forumside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selwyn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Camrose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Camrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forumside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forumside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forumside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Forumside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Symphony Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albany Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Berridge Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bacon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bacon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Symphony Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Handel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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