Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fernside Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 295th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 Fernside Avenue (NW7 3AX) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernside Avenue (NW7 3AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westmere Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fernside Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selvage Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stockton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ellesmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Scout Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Pike Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laleham Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Fairway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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