Crime Rates at Briar Walk, Edgware, HA8 0TX

Briar Walk area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Burnt Oak , and the 522nd highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briar Walk (HA8 0TX) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Burnt Oak average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Walk (HA8 0TX), the main crime hotspot is near Park Croft. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.