Total Crime Rate

62.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Methuen Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 271st highest crime rate of 650 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 Methuen Road (HA8 6EU) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Edgware average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Methuen Road (HA8 6EU), the main crime hotspot is near Mead Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Methuen Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garratt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bacon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgware Road High Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bacon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garratt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Garratt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Northolme Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northolme Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northolme Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Drugs Handel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Camrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Camrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Northolme Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chandos Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road —

Data Sources

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