Crime Rates at Brook Avenue, Edgware, HA8 9XF

Brook Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 235th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Avenue (HA8 9XF) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Burnt Oak average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Avenue (HA8 9XF), 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.