Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW3 5HT

Finchley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 50th 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 5HT) in the last 12 months was 672.2 per 1,000 residents and was 412.1% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 169.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 5HT), 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.