Hendon vs West Finchley

Hendon has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,027 crimes in the last 12 months. West Finchley has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 5,062 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Hendon shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. West Finchley shows +0.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hendon, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,398 incidents). In West Finchley, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (1,307 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hendon recorded 1,185 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while West Finchley recorded 1,307. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hendon totalled 1,398 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,106 in West Finchley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hendon recorded 5,679 crimes (now 6,027, a change of +6.1%). West Finchley recorded 5,031 crimes previously (now 5,062, +0.6%).

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. Hendon has a resolution rate of 28% and West Finchley has 26.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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