Total Crime Rate

402.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.3 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 402.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.9 10/10
  • Burglary 55.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.1 10/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 27.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.1 5/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Other 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 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 99th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

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 (NW3 5HD) in the last 12 months was 402.8 per 1,000 residents and was 206.8% higher than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 5HD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 439 crimes here, including 76 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 (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherhall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arkwright Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampstead Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hampstead Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampstead Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hampstead Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampstead Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hampstead Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampstead Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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