Overview of Barnet crime rate
Crime rating – low.
Barnet ranks 21st out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 36805 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Barnet has a population of 389344. This equates to a crime rate of 94.53 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 0.08 % compared to previous year. It also puts Barnet in 26th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Barnet ranks 21st out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 36805 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Barnet has a population of 389344. This equates to a crime rate of 94.53 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 0.08 % compared to previous year. It also puts Barnet in 26th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Barnet are Violence and sexual offences (23.3%) Anti-social behaviour (22.4%) Vehicle crime (12.4%) and least common crime types are Other crime (0.9%) Bicycle theft (0.6%) Possession of weapons (0.4%).
There are 24 wards in Barnet. Wards with high crime rates are Cricklewood (190.2), West Hendon (151.2), Childs Hill (133.1) . On the other end, safest wards are Barnet Vale (68.2), Brunswick Park (67.7), Totteridge & Woodside (45.6) .
Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Barnet, we see high crime rates in NW6 (150.4), NW3 (128.4), NW4 (121.3) . Safest postcode districts are N20 (69.9), N14 (65.2), HA7 (60.1) .
Barnet crime incidents by crime type
A total of 36805 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 8564 (23.3)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 8256 (22.4)%
- Vehicle crime – 4577 (12.4)%
- Other theft – 3363 (9.1)%
- Burglary – 2372 (6.4)%
- Public order – 2112 (5.7)%
- Shoplifting – 1965 (5.3)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1925 (5.2)%
- Drugs – 1035 (2.8)%
- Theft from the person – 1022 (2.8)%
- Robbery – 936 (2.5)%
- Other crime – 342 (0.9)%
- Bicycle theft – 207 (0.6)%
- Possession of weapons – 129 (0.4)%
How does Barnet compare against nearby areas ?
Barnet ranks 21st when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
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Crime rates in Barnet wards
There are 24 wards within Barnet. Cricklewood, West Hendon, Childs Hill has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Barnet
There are 21 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Barnet. Highest crime rates in NW6, NW3, NW4 .
- NW6 – 150.4
- NW3 – 128.4
- NW4 – 121.3
- NW2 – 120.7
- WD6 – 119.1
- NW11 – 109.9
- N11 – 102.2
- NW9 – 101.3
- N6 – 96.0
- EN6 – 90.4
- N12 – 90.3
- HA8 – 86.6
- N3 – 84.9
- N10 – 84.8
- NW7 – 80.6
- EN5 – 79.4
- EN4 – 78.5
- N2 – 75.2
- N20 – 69.9
- N14 – 65.2
- HA7 – 60.1
Postcode districts in Barnet
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