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Crime in NW7 3

How much crime is recorded in NW7 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Barnet
Region
London
Population
16,215 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW7 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW7 3, 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
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).

NW7 3National
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary12.29.1
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.04.6
Drugs1.72.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 42% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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