Total Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.1 2/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ash Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Close (HA8 8BZ) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower than the Edgware average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Close (HA8 8BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hale Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoneyfields Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northolm Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wildernesse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Campion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highview Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneyfields Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibbs Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneyfields Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Gibbs Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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