Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harrowes Meade area has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 443rd lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Harrowes Meade (HA8 8RS) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Edgware average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrowes Meade (HA8 8RS), the main crime hotspot is near Hamonde Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harrowes Meade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Blackwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parsons Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bullescroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hamonde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsons Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beulah Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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