Crime Rate in Barnes, ward

Barnes has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 3704th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 130th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barnes in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Richmond upon Thames district average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barnes’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -48.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barnes ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Byfeld Gardens, with 54 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Fielding Mews (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.