Crime Rate in Hendon, ward

Hendon has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Barnet district and the 1582nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 293rd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hendon in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Barnet district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hendon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 509 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 17 cases , up 54.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 695 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hendon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 188 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.