Total Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.9 4/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Buckingham Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 209th lowest 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 Buckingham Road (HA8 6LY) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Edgware average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Road (HA8 6LY), 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.

Crime Over Time in Buckingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Handel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitchurch Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitchurch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitchurch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Montgomery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chandos Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Merlin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Winton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ballards Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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