Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 183rd 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 Church Close (HA8 9NS) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Close (HA8 9NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Walk, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crispin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloister Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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