Total Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finchley Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

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 (NW8 0NU) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW8 0NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Wood (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Loudoun Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loudoun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsmill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Queen'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs B507 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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