Crime Rate in Barnet Vale, ward

Barnet Vale has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Barnet district and the 2485th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 267th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barnet Vale in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Barnet district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barnet Vale’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 395 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -30.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 465 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barnet Vale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 132 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bentley Way (49 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.