Total Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farm Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Farm Road (HA8 9LR) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% lower than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farm Road (HA8 9LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alders Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Banstock Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edgware| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alders Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Meadow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Alders Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Banstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Banstock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lovatt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alders Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alders Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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