Crime Rates at High Street, Edgware, HA8 7EL

High Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (HA8 7EL) in the last 12 months was 206.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% higher than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (HA8 7EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Approach Road, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgware Road High Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.