Total Crime Rate

1440.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

284.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1440.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 284.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 275.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 259.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 242.8 10/10
  • Other theft 205.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.2 10/10
  • Robbery 53.5 10/10
  • Burglary 45.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.2 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Other crime 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 highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fortune Green , and the 17th 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 6LS) in the last 12 months was 1440.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1491.7% higher than the Fortune Green average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 284.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 439 crimes here, including 76 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 (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Netherhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherhall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherhall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Naseby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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