Postcode · Edgware
Crime in HA8 0LL
How much crime is recorded in HA8 0LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burnt Oak & Watling Park
- Council
- Barnet
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,780 (2024)
How safe is HA8 0LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 75.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HA8 0LL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
75.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
261
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HA8 0LLNational
Shoplifting67.88.4
Anti-social behaviour61.810.7
Violence and sexual offences50.823.6
Burglary19.09.1
Public order16.34.6
Drugs10.72.4
Other theft10.14.5
Theft from the person9.82.1
Robbery9.31.4
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Other crime1.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.