Crime Rates at Morley Crescent, Edgware, HA8 8XE

Morley Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 298th 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 Morley Crescent (HA8 8XE) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Crescent (HA8 8XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morley Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maytree Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.