Total Crime Rate

345.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 345.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Public order 52.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 45.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Robbery 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · 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 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 186th highest crime rate of 587 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 9TS) in the last 12 months was 345.0 per 1,000 residents and was 312.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW8 9TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cochrane Mews, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Ann'S Terrace (20 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 (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cochrane Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Queen'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cochrane Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Drugs B507 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Ann'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Ann'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ordnance Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsmill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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