Finchley Church End vs Rayners Lane

Finchley Church End has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,397 crimes in the last 12 months. Rayners Lane has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 3,797 crimes. Rayners Lane scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Finchley Church End shows a year-on-year crime trend of +9.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Rayners Lane shows +7.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Finchley Church End, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (975 incidents). In Rayners Lane, it is Violent Crime (1,086 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Finchley Church End recorded 975 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Rayners Lane recorded 829. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Finchley Church End totalled 897 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,086 in Rayners Lane. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Finchley Church End recorded 4,031 crimes (now 4,397, a change of +9.1%). Rayners Lane recorded 3,545 crimes previously (now 3,797, +7.1%).

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. Finchley Church End has a resolution rate of 26.7% and Rayners Lane has 33.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Finchley Church End falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Rayners Lane 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 Finchley Church End and Rayners Lane. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.