Crime Rate in Whetstone, ward

Whetstone has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Barnet district and the 3489th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 85th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whetstone in the last 12 months was 58.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% lower than the Barnet district average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whetstone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 175 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 242 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whetstone ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 81 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.