Total Crime Rate
54.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Springwood Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 447th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Springwood Crescent (HA8 8SE) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Edgware average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springwood Crescent (HA8 8SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morley Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burrell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springwood Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rannoch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burrell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrens Shawe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightswood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Atlas Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromarty Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burrell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushfield Crescent | Under investigation |
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