Crime Rate in Finchley Church End, ward

Finchley Church End has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Barnet district and the 2637th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 234th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Finchley Church End in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Barnet district average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Finchley Church End’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 398 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 448 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Finchley Church End ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Briarfield Avenue, with 67 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Clandon Gardens (29 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.