Crime Rates at Leighton Close, Edgware, HA8 5SE

Leighton Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Centenary , and the 227th highest 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 Leighton Close (HA8 5SE) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Close (HA8 5SE), 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.