Crime Rate in Edgware, ward

Edgware has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Barnet district and the 2097th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 329th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Edgware in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the Barnet district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Edgware’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 488 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 587 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Edgware ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 236 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Rectory Lane (58 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.