Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW11 7NU

Finchley Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 49th highest crime rate of 1,063 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 7NU) in the last 12 months was 342.0 per 1,000 residents and was 211.1% higher than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 125.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW11 7NU), 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.