Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oakmead Gardens area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 262nd 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 Oakmead Gardens (HA8 9RW) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Edgware average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakmead Gardens (HA8 9RW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakmead Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ellesmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneyfields Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneyfields Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sunbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Campion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibbs Green —
Sep 2025Public order Gibbs Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Scout Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selvage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northolm Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selvage Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Pike Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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