Total Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 113.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 59th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 279th highest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (NW11 7ND) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW11 7ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clifton Gardens, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Golders Green Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Green Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Green Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Golders Green Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portsdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hoop Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golders Green Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portsdown Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Green Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Green Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forres Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forres Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forres Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forres Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portsdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forres Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Golders Green Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheridan Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
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Data Sources

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