Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW8 6DP

Finchley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 187th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

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 (NW8 6DP) in the last 12 months was 331.0 per 1,000 residents and was 319.1% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW8 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Lane, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cochrane Mews (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.