Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW11 7NT

Finchley Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 293rd 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 7NT) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW11 7NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golders Way, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.