Crime Rates at Finchley Road, London, NW8 9TX

Finchley Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (NW8 9TX) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (NW8 9TX), 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.