Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW3 7BS

Finchley Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

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 7BS) in the last 12 months was 201.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -92.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW3 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weech Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendon Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.