Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.8 6/10
  • Burglary 28.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finchley 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.

Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyncroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bracknell Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weech Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lyncroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kidderpore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kidderpore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weech Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Inglewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weech Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parsifal Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parsifal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Honeybourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Honeybourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Honeybourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Honeybourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeybourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeybourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferncroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burrard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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