Total Crime Rate
133.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Berberry Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 197th 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 Berberry Close (HA8 9GD) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 425.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berberry Close (HA8 9GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoneyfields Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edgware| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highview Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gibbs Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibbs Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneyfields Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoneyfields Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northolm | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Campion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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