Total Crime Rate
356.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
126.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brockley Hill area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 47th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brockley Hill (HA7 4LS) in the last 12 months was 356.0 per 1,000 residents and was 296.8% higher than the Edgware average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 288.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brockley Hill (HA7 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grantham Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rees Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edgware| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Flora Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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