Total Crime Rate

283.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 283.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Burglary 50.2 10/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitchurch Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 646 local areas in Harrow .

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 Whitchurch Avenue (HA8 6HS) in the last 12 months was 283.1 per 1,000 residents and was 296.7% higher than the Edgware average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Avenue (HA8 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitchurch Avenue, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bransgrove Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitchurch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Buckingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chandos Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bransgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bransgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Close —
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Data Sources

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