What is the crime rate in barnet?

As of March 2026, barnet has an annual crime rate of 88.15 per 1,000 residents, based on 3,344 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does barnet rank nationally for crime?

barnet ranks #24 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in barnet?

The most common crime type in barnet is Violence & Sexual Offences with 831 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 24.9% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

barnet Crime Intelligence Report

barnet recorded 3,344 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 8.59 per 1,000 residents. This places barnet at #24 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 8.5% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 9.1% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

3,344

trending_up +8.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

88.15per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#196of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Outer London

#9rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 56	56
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 38 Theft from the person: 9	38
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 39	39
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 15 Robbery: 6 Theft from the person: 6	15
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 15 Public order: 11	15
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 20	20
On or near Golders Way Map	Shoplifting: 20	20
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 19	19
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 16	16
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 15	15

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

3,344 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

831

24.9%

Anti-social Behaviour

761

22.8%

Vehicle Crime

295

8.8%

Shoplifting

264

7.9%

Other Theft

251

7.5%

Public Order

184

5.5%

Burglary

182

5.4%

Criminal Damage & Arson

164

4.9%

Drug Offences

145

4.3%

Theft from Person

100

3.0%

Robbery

2.7%

Other Crime

1.0%

Bicycle Theft

0.7%

Weapons Possession

0.6%

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Ward Safety Rankings

24 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	West Hendon	261	136.8
2	Cricklewood	175	125.0
3	Burnt Oak	262	108.6
4	West Finchley	231	103.9
5	Childs Hill	201	102.8

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Garden Suburb	83	6.8
shield	Underhill	70	5.1
shield	Mill Hill	115	6.3
shield	East Barnet	92	5.1
shield	Totteridge & Woodside	99	5.4

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +8.5%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +9.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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