Total Crime Rate
145.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finchley Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 175th 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 (NW2 2JP) in the last 12 months was 145.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.1% 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 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendon Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Llanelly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ranulf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hendon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Finchley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Llanelly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llanelly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Devonshire Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llanelly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llanelly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Madoc Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hendon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hendon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Devonshire Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hocroft Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hermitage Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elm Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lyndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elm Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Burgess Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sunnyside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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