Total Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Drugs 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Highview Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 301st highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highview Avenue (HA8 9TY) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highview Avenue (HA8 9TY), the main crime hotspot is near Parnell Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highview Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larkspur Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ash Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parnell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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