Crime Rates at Oakleigh Avenue, Edgware, HA8 5DT

Oakleigh Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 29th highest crime rate of 646 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 Oakleigh Avenue (HA8 5DT) in the last 12 months was 323.3 per 1,000 residents and was 353.0% higher than the Edgware average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakleigh Avenue (HA8 5DT), the main crime hotspot is near Back Lane. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.