Crime Rate in West Hendon, ward

West Hendon has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 wards in Barnet district and the 699th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 152nd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Hendon in the last 12 months was 144.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% higher than the Barnet district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Hendon’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 556 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 10 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 696 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Hendon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 689 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.