Total Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sefton Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 1,055 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 Sefton Avenue (NW7 3QB) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower than the Edgware average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sefton Avenue (NW7 3QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Walk, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edgware| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cloister Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hale Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Orchard Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rill Lane | Under investigation |
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