Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 104.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Burglary 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • 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

Pentland Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 309th 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 Pentland Avenue (HA8 8LB) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher than the Edgware average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentland Avenue (HA8 8LB), the main crime hotspot is near Morley Crescent. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pentland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bushfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warrens Shawe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Morley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moray Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moray Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glengall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Glengall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hamonde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bushfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beulah Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springwood Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Meadfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadfield —
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Data Sources

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