Crime Rates at Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, HA8 5EN

Burnt Oak Broadway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 27th 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 Burnt Oak Broadway (HA8 5EN) in the last 12 months was 316.9 per 1,000 residents and was 369.7% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 132.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnt Oak Broadway (HA8 5EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Lane, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Lane (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.