Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW11 8DP

Finchley Road area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 453rd 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 8DP) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 172.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW11 8DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rodborough Road, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunnyside (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.