Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW3 6BX

Finchley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 567 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 6BX) in the last 12 months was 452.8 per 1,000 residents and was 249.0% higher than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 343 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.