Total Crime Rate

145.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finchley 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.

Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Llanelly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranulf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hendon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road
Sep 2025Drugs Llanelly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanelly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Devonshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanelly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanelly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Madoc Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hendon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hendon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Devonshire Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgess Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hocroft Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hermitage Lane
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elm Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lyndale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elm Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burgess Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sunnyside Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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