Postcode · Edgware
Crime in HA8 8BF
How much crime is recorded in HA8 8BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgware Park
- Council
- Barnet
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,550 (2024)
HA8 8BFEdgware
How safe is HA8 8BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HA8 8BF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8BFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary10.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.