Crime Rates at Herons Gate, Edgware, HA8 7LD

Herons Gate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herons Gate (HA8 7LD) in the last 12 months was 450.1 per 1,000 residents and was 297.8% 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 172.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herons Gate (HA8 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Lane (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.