Total Crime Rate
129.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Finchley Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 181 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 224th 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 (NW2 2JP) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Childs Hill average (112.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finchley Road (NW2 2JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finchley Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Childs Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Finchley Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elm Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crewys Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crewys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crewys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crewys Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardwick Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Devonshire Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sunnyside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hendon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madoc Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crewys Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendon Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mortimer Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Finchley Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Platt'S Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mortimer Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mortimer Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mortimer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Llanelly Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Llanelly Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Llanelly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndale | β |
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