Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.2 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 23.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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
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

Wolmer Gardens area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 109th 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 Wolmer Gardens (HA8 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Wolmer Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Blackwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgwarebury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parsons Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsons Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bullescroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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