Total Crime Rate

323.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 323.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finchley Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 56th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (NW11 0AA) in the last 12 months was 323.0 per 1,000 residents and was 188.2% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW11 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Way, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashbourne Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Temple Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Temple Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hendon Park Row
Apr 2026Drugs A598 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hayes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birnbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crispin Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crispin Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Farm Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Farm Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Asmuns Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hayes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eastside Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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