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Crime in HA8 0

How much crime is recorded in HA8 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Barnet
Region
London
Population
18,087 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HA8 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in HA8 0, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

HA8 0National
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Anti-social behaviour23.210.7
Shoplifting18.88.4
Burglary12.89.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs3.42.4
Robbery3.31.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Theft from the person2.52.1
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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