Crime in North Finchley
403 offences were recorded within a mile of North Finchley in August 2026 — the most recent month the Home Office has published.
Last updated August 2026
What was recorded, and how much of it
| Offence | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 95 | 24% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 92 | 23% |
| Vehicle crime | 63 | 16% |
| Drug offences | 32 | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 30 | 7% |
| Other theft | 26 | 6% |
| Burglary | 16 | 4% |
| Other crime | 15 | 4% |
| Public order | 14 | 3% |
| Robbery | 12 | 3% |
| Theft from the person | 3 | 1% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 | 0% |
| Possession of weapons | 2 | 0% |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0% |
| Total | 403 | 100% |
Where it was recorded
The police publish an approximate map point for each offence, never an address. A street named here means an offence was recorded on or near it — often at a junction, a car park or a parade of shops that serves as the nearest reference point, which is why busy streets dominate.
| On or near | Offences |
|---|---|
| Petrol Station | 27 |
| Supermarket | 26 |
| Parking Area | 20 |
| Winifred Place | 13 |
| Avenue Road | 13 |
| Avondale Avenue | 12 |
| Nursery Road | 10 |
| Sports/recreation Area | 8 |
| Claverley Grove | 7 |
| Woodleigh Avenue | 7 |
| Regent Close | 6 |
| Lambert Way | 5 |
How to read these figures
These are offences recorded by the Metropolitan Police, not offences committed. A rise can mean more crime, better reporting, or a change in how something is classified, and anti-social behaviour in particular reflects how often people call it in. Figures for one month in one area are a small sample: treat a change of a handful of offences as noise rather than a trend.
Source: data.police.uk, published by the Home Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This page is generated from that data and updated when a new month is released.