Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 32nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 604 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 0NZ) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW8 0NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Circus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Place —
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Marlowes —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Marlowes —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Marlowes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Marlowes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Langford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St John'S Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Gardens —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abbey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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