Total Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gibbs Green area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gibbs Green (HA8 9PS) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gibbs Green (HA8 9PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoneyfields Lane, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larkspur Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edgware| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hale Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Larkspur Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ash Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Boxelder Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Orchard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upcroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alders Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alders Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Alders Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alders Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloister Gardens | — |
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