Crime Rate in High Barnet, ward

High Barnet has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Barnet district and the 3002nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 213th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in High Barnet in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Barnet district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, High Barnet’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 235 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 113.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 301 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the High Barnet ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 125 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around High Street (29 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.