Total Crime Rate
401.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finchley Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hendon , and the 33rd 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 Lane (NW4 1DL) in the last 12 months was 401.3 per 1,000 residents and was 281.7% higher than the Hendon average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finchley Lane (NW4 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mills Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brampton Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cowley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Crest | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | First Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanbury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Crest | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harmony Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Studio Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Studio Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belle Vue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Studio Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Studio Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Studio Mews | Under investigation |
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