Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW3 6JG

Finchley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 75th 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 6JG) in the last 12 months was 477.3 per 1,000 residents and was 356.6% higher than the Primrose Hill average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 170.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 6JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Crescent (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.