Total Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burrell Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 285th 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 Burrell Close (HA8 8FH) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower than the Edgware average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burrell Close (HA8 8FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maytree Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edgware| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hamonde Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burrell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maytree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maytree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maytree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maytree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Atlas Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burrell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rannoch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burrell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springwood Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightswood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glengall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glengall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hamonde Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamonde Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrens Shawe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromarty Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayside Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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