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Crime in N20 8

How much crime is recorded in N20 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Barnet
Region
London
Population
9,751 (2024)
Crime

How safe is N20 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in N20 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).

N20 8National
Burglary15.59.1
Shoplifting10.88.4
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Drugs4.12.4
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.94.6
Robbery1.71.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Theft from the person1.22.1
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

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