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 6LZ) 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 6LZ), 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 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 2025Burglary Newgale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merlin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merlin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Winton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chandos Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Handel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Montgomery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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