Total Crime Rate

312.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 312.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 96.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Springwood Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Springwood Crescent (HA8 8SG) in the last 12 months was 312.0 per 1,000 residents and was 239.7% higher than the Edgware average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springwood Crescent (HA8 8SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maytree Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Springwood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Atlas Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bushfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burrell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burrell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrens Shawe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burrell Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rannoch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maytree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maytree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromarty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwood Crescent —
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Data Sources

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