Crime Rates at High Street, Edgware, HA8 7UU

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 13th highest crime rate of 650 local areas in Harrow .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (HA8 7UU) in the last 12 months was 414.6 per 1,000 residents and was 514.4% higher than the Edgware average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (HA8 7UU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 277 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.