Total Crime Rate

319.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 319.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.2 10/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Whitchurch Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 26th highest crime rate of 650 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 6HU) in the last 12 months was 319.6 per 1,000 residents and was 373.7% higher than the Edgware average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 137.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitchurch Avenue (HA8 6HU), the main crime hotspot is near Whitchurch Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitchurch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Montgomery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chandos Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Whitchurch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bransgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Winton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merlin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newgale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Close —
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Data Sources

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