Crime Rates at Edgwarebury Lane, Edgware, HA8 8LH

Edgwarebury Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

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 Edgwarebury Lane (HA8 8LH) in the last 12 months was 443.3 per 1,000 residents and was 341.6% higher than the Burnt Oak average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 152.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgwarebury Lane (HA8 8LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 236 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Lane (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.