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Crime in NW4 4

How much crime is recorded in NW4 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Barnet
Region
London
Population
18,594 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW4 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW4 4, broadly in line with 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
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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).

NW4 4National
Anti-social behaviour21.510.7
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Shoplifting16.28.4
Burglary12.79.1
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Other theft6.44.5
Drugs6.02.4
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Theft from the person2.52.1
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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