Crime Rates at Oak Gardens, Edgware, HA8 5LF

Oak Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Kingsbury , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 811 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 Oak Gardens (HA8 5LF) in the last 12 months was 177.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% higher than the Kingsbury average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Gardens (HA8 5LF), 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.