Finchley Central
Middle areaSouth east Barnet. 9,583 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Finchley Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Finchley Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Finchley Central at a rate of 81.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.0 per 1,000 people across Barnet.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 214 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 189 |
| Other crime | 124 |
| Vehicle crime | 89 |
| Drug offences | 54 |
| Burglary | 51 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |
| Robbery | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Finchley Central compares
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Is Finchley Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Finchley Central at a rate of 81.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.0 per 1,000 people across Barnet.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Finchley Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (214), violence and sexual offences (189) and other crime (124).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Barnet
These figures are published for the whole of Barnet, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Barnet and not Finchley Central alone. See Barnet
Finchley Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Finchley Central was £735,000 in 2025.
Finchley Central had 9,160 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Finchley Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Finchley Central, 73.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.