Total Crime Rate

356.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 356.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Robbery 21.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Edgwarebury Lane area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 47th 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 Edgwarebury Lane (HA8 8QL) in the last 12 months was 356.0 per 1,000 residents and was 296.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 288.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgwarebury Lane (HA8 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartland Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgwarebury Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edgwarebury Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsons Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgwarebury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parsons Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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