Postcode · Edgware
Crime in HA8 0LY
How much crime is recorded in HA8 0LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burnt Oak & Watling Park
- Council
- Barnet
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
How safe is HA8 0LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HA8 0LY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 0LYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Burglary6.39.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.74.6
Drugs3.52.4
Theft from the person2.42.1
Robbery1.91.4
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.