Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Finchley Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (NW3 5HS) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 5HS), 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.
View Crime In Frognal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Netherhall Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Netherhall Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Netherhall Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherhall Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Naseby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maresfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherhall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Finchley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Finchley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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