Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.9 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 124.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 20.0 6/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selvage Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 245th 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 Selvage Lane (NW7 3SR) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selvage Lane (NW7 3SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoneyfields Lane, where police recorded 29 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.

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Crime Over Time in Selvage Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boxelder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloister Gardens

Data Sources

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