Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW3 7BB

Finchley Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 225th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (NW3 7BB) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Childs Hill average (109.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 7BB), 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.