Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highview Gardens area has the 20th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 484th lowest crime rate of 1,063 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 Highview Gardens (HA8 9UE) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Edgware average (91.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highview Gardens (HA8 9UE), the main crime hotspot is near Parnell Close. Police recorded 27 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 Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highview Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parnell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Field Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneyfields Lane
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Campion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoneyfields Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wildernesse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parnell Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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