Crime Rate in Hendon, ward

Hendon has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 wards in Barnet district and the 1152nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 237th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hendon in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% higher than the Barnet district average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hendon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 560 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 14 cases , down -6.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -12.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 752 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hendon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.