Barnet

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Barnet.

Population: 399,007
People in Employment: 176,045 (69.5%)
People Inactive: 63,865 (25.2%)
People Unemployed: 13,340 (5.3%)
Number Of Jobs: 101k
Median Salary: £32,507
Mean Salary: £39,511

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Barnet. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Barnet for 2024

Barnets most common type of crime is: Anti-social behaviour. In 2023 there were 9,236 crimes and in 2022 there were 10,252 crimes. Which is an decrease of 1,016 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	8,457	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	253	Getting Better
Burglary	2,458	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,836	Getting Better
Drugs	945	Getting Better
Other crime	323	Getting Better
Other theft	3,370	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	116	Getting Better
Public order	1,991	Getting Better
Robbery	830	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,745	Getting Better
Theft from the person	862	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	4,742	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	8,156	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Barnet

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Hendon has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Barnet, with 5467 crimes and 421 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Totteridge & Woodside has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Woodhouse	253	14
Mill Hill	52	7
Underhill	0	0
West Finchley	0	0
West Hendon	0	0
Whetstone	0	0
Barnet Vale	0	0
Brunswick Park	0	0
Burnt Oak	0	0
Childs Hill	0	0
Colindale North	0	0
Colindale South	0	0
Cricklewood	0	0
East Barnet	0	0
East Finchley	0	0
Edgware	0	0
Edgwarebury	0	0
Finchley Church End	0	0
Friern Barnet	0	0
Garden Suburb	0	0
Golders Green	0	0
Hendon	0	0
High Barnet	0	0
Totteridge & Woodside	0	0

Crime map for Barnet

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Barnet

The average property price in Barnet is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Barnet is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Barnet could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£1,503,411.46	£862,321.41	£642,604.22	£427,150.97
2022	£1,476,644.33	£843,471.16	£630,508.99	£414,538.08
2021	£1,348,030.70	£774,970.37	£581,142.79	£396,563.00
2020	£1,247,033.20	£729,204.34	£547,847.05	£386,117.01
2019	£1,206,301.33	£710,908.35	£534,833.12	£389,406.35
2018	£1,222,430.86	£721,533.34	£542,473.61	£401,467.89
2017	£1,224,179.02	£717,923.87	£542,081.50	£409,564.34
2016	£1,204,962.85	£708,568.51	£535,446.36	£396,327.18
2015	£1,105,724.57	£645,366.53	£487,864.09	£359,957.75
2014	£995,785.73	£577,919.50	£438,110.08	£324,279.89
2013	£879,762.24	£503,874.28	£380,339.24	£281,831.09
2012	£836,811.12	£480,585.00	£361,974.43	£271,151.78
2011	£801,487.19	£453,251.30	£337,437.05	£257,413.44
2010	£770,698.65	£443,072.88	£332,918.10	£254,910.17

Property prices over time for Barnet

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Barnet

The median salary in Barnet is £32,507 and the mean salary in Barnet is £39,511.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 101k
Median Salary: £32,507
Annual Percentage Change: 8.4%
Mean Salary: £39,511

Salary comparison between Barnet and Outer London

See how Barnet compares to the rest of Outer London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Outer London is £38,012 in Richmond upon Thames and the lowest median salary is £27,963 in Barking and Dagenham. Barnet ranks 8 out of 19 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Richmond upon Thames	56k	£38,012	4.1%	£59,511	8.1%
Bromley	104k	£37,749	11.0%	£48,929	9.5%
Kingston upon Thames	54k	£37,495	6.7%	£46,327	1.6%
Waltham Forest	81k	£34,785	8.7%	£39,534	7.3%
Greenwich	82k	£34,509	10.9%	£40,999	2.8%
Croydon	119k	£34,226	6.7%	£38,172	3.4%
Hillingdon	88k	£34,149	10.8%	£37,670	8.5%
Bexley	83k	£33,829	15.6%	£41,164	8.6%
Harrow	70k	£31,935	3.1%	£37,118	-1.1%
Havering	77k	£31,580	3.2%	£36,257	0.5%
Redbridge	73k	£31,512	0.3%	£36,735	-0.5%
Hounslow	85k	£31,104	15.9%	£37,964	11.3%
Ealing	108k	£30,941	4.3%	£41,949	0.9%
Brent	92k	£30,855	8.8%	£38,719	16.1%
Merton	67k	£30,117	0.8%	£42,922	1.0%
Sutton	64k	£29,836	-0.3%	£35,104	-0.4%
Enfield	86k	£29,499	7.2%	£34,060	4.9%
Barking and Dagenham	53k	£27,963	4.8%	£30,006	3.4%