Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 32.3 3/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.2 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
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackwell Gardens area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 195th 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 Blackwell Gardens (HA8 8QA) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Edgware average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwell Gardens (HA8 8QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadfields Heights, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mowbray Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwell Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mowbray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parsons Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bullescroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsons Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolmer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mowbray Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blackwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mowbray Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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