Total Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lynford Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lynford Gardens (HA8 8TX) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lynford Gardens (HA8 8TX), the main crime hotspot is near Parnell Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Edgwarebury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Glengall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolmer Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bullescroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beulah Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parnell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parnell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glengall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazel Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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