Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW11 7HB

Finchley Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (NW11 7HB) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW11 7HB), the main crime hotspot is near Hendon Park Row. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.