Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 20.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Columbia Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 646 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 Columbia Avenue (HA8 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbia Avenue (HA8 5DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Columbia Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Chase —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bacon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnt Oak Broadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnt Oak Broadway —
Apr 2026Other crime Camrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Bacon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bacon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Columbia Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cameron Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cameron Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cameron Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vancouver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vancouver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berridge Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnt Oak Broadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnt Oak Broadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnt Oak Broadway —
Apr 2026Burglary Penylan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Symphony Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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