Total Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Kings Drive (HA8 8BD) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower than the Edgware average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Drive (HA8 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Spur Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Edgware| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skye Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hayling Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brannigan Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loch Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calthorpe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Farnsworth Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kings Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penniwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillersdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camborne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camborne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonegrove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hayling Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hayling Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hayling Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spur Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skye Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skye Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonegrove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hayling Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spur Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stonegrove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lake View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stonegrove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hayling Way | β |
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