Total Crime Rate

192.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 192.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 47.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Other theft 37.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hale Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Edgware , and the 112th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hale Lane (NW7 3SB) in the last 12 months was 192.0 per 1,000 residents and was 109.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hale Lane (NW7 3SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hale Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hale Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibbs Green —
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selvage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sunbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northolm Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greencroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Derwent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Close —
Sep 2025Public order Gibbs Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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