Total Crime Rate

157.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 157.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 34.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fortune Green , and the 269th 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 6HH) in the last 12 months was 157.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% higher than the Fortune Green average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Lithos Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 24 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 (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lithos Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bracknell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lithos Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lithos Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lithos Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lithos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fawley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesterford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doulton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doulton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lymington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dresden Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beswick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beswick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beswick Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bracknell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fawley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road And Frognal Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeybourne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeybourne Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fawley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Honeybourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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