Postcode district · London
Crime in NW4
How much crime is recorded in NW4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Barnet
- Region
- London
- Population
- 45,245 (2024)
How safe is NW4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW4, 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
NW4National
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Shoplifting18.48.4
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Burglary15.39.1
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Other theft5.94.5
Drugs4.72.4
Public order4.64.6
Theft from the person2.92.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.