Total Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 8.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edgware Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgware Way (HA8 8JW) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Way (HA8 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penniwell Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Loch Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edgware Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loch Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penniwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penniwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penniwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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