Crime Rates at Stag Lane, Edgware, HA8 5JY

Stag Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Centenary , and the 260th highest 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 Stag Lane (HA8 5JY) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% higher than the Centenary average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stag Lane (HA8 5JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gaskarth Road, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Lane (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.