Total Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Selvage Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Edgware , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selvage Lane (NW7 3SS) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower than the Edgware average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selvage Lane (NW7 3SS), 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.
View Crime In Edgware| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pike Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pike Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scout Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Scout Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hale Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hale Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville Place | — |
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