Total Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 19.4 2/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Wolmer Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Wolmer Gardens (HA8 8PZ) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Edgware average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolmer Gardens (HA8 8PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgwarebury Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mowbray Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wolmer Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgwarebury Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Bullescroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgwarebury Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfields Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wolmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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