Total Crime Rate
133.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finchley Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Fortune Green , and the 266th lowest 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 6HB) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% higher than the Fortune Green average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 6HB), the main crime hotspot is near Hampstead Gate. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Finchley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lithos Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lithos Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lithos Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lithos Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dresden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dresden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dresden Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lithos Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frognal Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lithos Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lithos Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lithos Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lithos Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lithos Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lithos Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lithos Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frognal Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hampstead Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Finchley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chesterford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Finchley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Finchley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Langland Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beswick Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Frognal Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Beswick Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beswick Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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