Crime Rates at Hillside Drive, Edgware, HA8 7PG

Hillside Drive area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 424th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

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 Hillside Drive (HA8 7PG) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Drive (HA8 7PG), 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 (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.