Crime Rate in West Barnes, ward

West Barnes has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 3562nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 143rd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Barnes in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Merton district average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Barnes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 230 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 275 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Barnes ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 135 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around West Barnes Lane (45 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.