Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 31.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Selvage Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Place
Apr 2026Drugs Pike Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pike Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scout Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Scout Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Place

Data Sources

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