West Barnes ranks 16th amongst 20 Merton wards. There were 744 crime incidents reported in West Barnes for 2023. With an estimated population of 10610, crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) is 70.12, a decrease of 17.34 % compared to previous year.
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West Barnes crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 181 (24.3)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 160 (21.5)%
- Other theft – 118 (15.9)%
- Vehicle crime – 77 (10.3)%
- Public order – 48 (6.5)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 42 (5.6)%
- Burglary – 36 (4.8)%
- Shoplifting – 25 (3.4)%
- Bicycle theft – 21 (2.8)%
- Drugs – 16 (2.2)%
- Theft from the person – 6 (0.8)%
- Other crime – 6 (0.8)%
- Robbery – 6 (0.8)%
- Possession of weapons – 2 (0.3)%
How does West Barnes compare to other Merton wards?
Out of the 20 Merton wards, Colliers Wood, Merton Park, Cricket Green has highest crime rates (crime per 1000 residents) for 2023.
List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.
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West Barnes map showing crime hot spots
Postcode locations of all 2023 crime incidents is projected on the map to show the hot-spots. Higher Crime Count (number of crime incidents for same postcode) is indicated by marker size, with marker color corresponding to the color scale. Slider can be used to filter the markers based on Crime Count.