Total Crime Rate
1851.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finchley Road area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Fortune Green , and the 18th 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 6LU) in the last 12 months was 1851.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1901.1% 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -48.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 304.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 6LU), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Road And Frognal | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Road And Frognal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Finchley Road And Frognal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Canfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Finchley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Finchley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Finchley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Finchley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Finchley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
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