Postcode · Edgware
Crime in HA8 5LN
How much crime is recorded in HA8 5LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Queensbury South
- Council
- Brent
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,854 (2024)
HA8 5LNEdgware
How safe is HA8 5LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HA8 5LN area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 5LNNational
Burglary45.19.1
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Vehicle crime11.53.5
Other theft3.94.5
Public order2.54.6
Robbery2.41.4
Theft from the person2.32.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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.