Total Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Grove area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Grove (HA8 9QA) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Edgware average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (HA8 9QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golders Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parnell Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wildernesse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Field Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hillcrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfields Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golders Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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