Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Bushfield Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bushfield Close (HA8 8XT) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushfield Close (HA8 8XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamonde Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bushfield Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bushfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bushfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moray Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hamonde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Glengall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glengall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warrens Shawe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushfield Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bushfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moray Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springwood Crescent
Apr 2026Public order Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadfield
Apr 2026Drugs Meadfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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