Crime Rates at Holmstall Avenue, Edgware, HA8 5JH

Holmstall Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 181st highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

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 Holmstall Avenue (HA8 5JH) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 107.0% higher than the Kingsbury average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmstall Avenue (HA8 5JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Capitol Way, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.