Total Crime Rate
48.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawrence Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Centenary , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 646 local areas in Harrow .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrence Crescent (HA8 5PD) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% higher than the Centenary average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawrence Crescent (HA8 5PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Landseer Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mollison Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edgware| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Landseer Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Landseer Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constable Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Waltham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waltham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wimborne Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Briary Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rembrandt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Landseer Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constable Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Landseer Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Landseer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Landseer Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constable Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constable Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brinkburn Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Girton Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westleigh Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constable Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Briary Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sherborne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cotman Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brinkburn Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brinkburn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cotman Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | De Havilland Road | Under investigation |
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