Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Firethorn 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 Firethorn Close (HA8 9GF) 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 Firethorn Close (HA8 9GF), the main crime hotspot is near Stoneyfields Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firethorn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneyfields Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Campion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneyfields Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highview Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibbs Green —
Sep 2025Public order Gibbs Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northolm Under investigation
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Data Sources

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