Cheam vs Finchley Church End

Cheam has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,221 crimes in the last 12 months. Finchley Church End has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 4,397 crimes. Cheam scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Cheam shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Finchley Church End shows +9.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Cheam, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (434 incidents). In Finchley Church End, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (975 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Cheam recorded 228 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Finchley Church End recorded 975. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Cheam totalled 434 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 897 in Finchley Church End. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Cheam recorded 1,242 crimes (now 1,221, a change of -1.7%). Finchley Church End recorded 4,031 crimes previously (now 4,397, +9.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Cheam has a resolution rate of 22.7% and Finchley Church End has 26.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Cheam falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Finchley Church End is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Cheam and Finchley Church End. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.