Total Crime Rate

246.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 246.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 60.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Robbery 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 21st highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 71st 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 7NU) in the last 12 months was 246.8 per 1,000 residents and was 120.2% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 125.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW11 7NU), the main crime hotspot is near Golders Way. Police recorded 268 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Heath Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Golders Green Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golders Green Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hoop Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Green Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Golders Green Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Heath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golders Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Golders Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Golders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Golders Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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