Crime Rate in Whetstone, ward

Whetstone has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Barnet district and the 3331st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 90th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whetstone in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the Barnet district average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whetstone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 191 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 155.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -63.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 256 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whetstone ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 79 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.