Total Crime Rate
186.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
121.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edison Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston , and the 171st highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .
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 Edison Drive (HA9 8SU) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 163.1% higher than the Preston average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edison Drive (HA9 8SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hirst Crescent, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtenay Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Augustine'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hirst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hirst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hirst Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Logan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Courtenay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Courtenay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Courtenay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Courtenay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutchinson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hutchinson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edison Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pellatt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Blenheim Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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