Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW3 6LE

Finchley Road area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 15th 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 6LE) in the last 12 months was 1963.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1778.4% higher than the Primrose Hill average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 257.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 392.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 6LE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 598 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.