Total Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finchley Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (NW3 7AD) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).
In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cannon Hill, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lyncroft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracknell Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weech Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weech Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lyncroft Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kidderpore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kidderpore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weech Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Inglewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weech Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parsifal Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parsifal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Honeybourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Honeybourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Honeybourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Honeybourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeybourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeybourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferncroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burrard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heath Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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