Crime in Barnet
Recorded crime in Barnet is 0.9 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 5%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
405,050 residents in 220 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 4/10Above average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.6/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- +5%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 5% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Barnet, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the England and Wales average. 69 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 42% of the harm here
- Burglary: 23% of the harm here
- Robbery: 15% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 23 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 2.0 |
| Burglary | 6.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 19.6 |
| Drugs | 2.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 7.9 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 11.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.6 |
| Public order | 4.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | 4.8 |
What crimes are recorded in Barnet
67.8 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Barnet in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 28,823. Home Office recorded crime: 27,467 (5% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,518 | 3.7 | Down 9% |
| Cars broken into | 1,471 | 3.6 | Down 23% |
| Vehicle tampering | 402 | 0.99 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism to homes | 309 | 0.76 | Down 13% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 132 | 0.33 | Down 24% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 593 | 1.5 | Up 10% |
| Arson | 68 | 0.17 | Up 8% |
| Burglary of homes | 1,329 | 3.3 | Down 13% |
| Burglary of businesses | 390 | 0.96 | Down 26% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 62 | 0.15 | Up 35% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 125 | 0.31 | Up 44% |
| Robbery of people | 550 | 1.4 | Up 10% |
| Robbery of businesses | 239 | 0.59 | About the same |
| Violence with injury | 1,794 | 4.4 | About the same |
| Violence without injury | 3,767 | 9.3 | Up 11% |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,301 | 5.7 | Up 15% |
| Sexual offences | 812 | 2.0 | Up 12% |
| Shoplifting | 2,982 | 7.4 | Up 3% |
| Bicycle theft | 170 | 0.42 | Down 19% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 877 | 2.2 | Down 11% |
| Drug dealing | 1,360 | 3.4 | Up 60% |
| Drug possession | 712 | 1.8 | Up 40% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,775 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Barnet.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Barnet, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 8,269 | 7% | 2% | 58% | 23% | 9% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3,834 | 1% | 0% | 5% | 90% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 2,834 | 13% | 3% | 13% | 68% | 3% |
| Other theft | 2,684 | 1% | 0% | 15% | 80% | 4% |
| Burglary | 2,239 | 5% | 0% | 8% | 83% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 1,996 | 4% | 2% | 24% | 65% | 6% |
| Drugs | 1,925 | 9% | 16% | 66% | 4% | 6% |
| Public order | 1,869 | 8% | 0% | 44% | 38% | 10% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1,081 | 1% | 0% | 9% | 83% | 8% |
| Robbery | 649 | 8% | 0% | 21% | 65% | 6% |
| Other crime | 429 | 14% | 3% | 35% | 27% | 21% |
| Bicycle theft | 197 | 0% | 0% | 6% | 87% | 7% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 156 | 38% | 2% | 26% | 15% | 19% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Postcode districts in Barnet
Questions about crime in Barnet
- Is Barnet a safe place to live?
- Barnet scores 4 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Barnet?
- Up 5% over 5 years, from 27,417 recorded crimes a year to 28,772.
- What is the most common crime in Barnet?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 20 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Barnet?
- In Barnet, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 53% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Barnet?
- Of 2,239 burglaries reported in Barnet between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 83% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Barnet?
- In Barnet, the police recorded 1,518 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 3.7 per 1,000 residents, down 9% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Barnet?
- 1,034 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Barnet in 2025/26, 2.6 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Barnet last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Barnet in 2025/26, against 2 the year before.