Total Crime Rate
367.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
112.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Edgware , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 646 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 367.3 per 1,000 residents and was 414.6% higher than the Edgware average (71.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (β 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (HA8 7UU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Edgware| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Forumside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peachy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Forumside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Methuen Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballards Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Edgware Road High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Peachy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Spring Villa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgware Road High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Approach Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edgware Road High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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