Crime Rate in West Hendon, ward

West Hendon has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 wards in Barnet district and the 600th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 137th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Hendon in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% higher than the Barnet district average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Hendon’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 610 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 9 cases , down -10.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 745 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Hendon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 696 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.