Crime Rate in West Barnes, ward

West Barnes has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 3041st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 185th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Barnes in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Merton district average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Barnes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 243 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 299 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Barnes ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 134 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around West Barnes Lane (47 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.