Is Barnet safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Barnet safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Barnet scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Barnet scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Barnet: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (43/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Barnet at 51.6444° N, 0.1997° W (elevation 117 m), Barnet lies 16.0 km SSE of London. Time zone: Europe/London.
Barnet
51.6444° N, 0.1997° W
117 m
Europe/London
47,359
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United Kingdom)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (22 °C avg high); Wettest: November (64 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 8° |
| Low °C | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 51 | 41 | 58 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 64 | 52 |
Normals: London (16 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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