West Finchley
Middle areaEast Barnet. 7,529 people in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in West Finchley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Finchley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Finchley at a rate of 45.6 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 | 85 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 85 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
| Burglary | 46 |
| Other crime | 38 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Finchley compares
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Is West Finchley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Finchley at a rate of 45.6 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, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Finchley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (85), violence and sexual offences (85) and vehicle crime (47).
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 West Finchley alone. See Barnet
West Finchley in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Finchley was £875,000 in 2025.
West Finchley had 7,570 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in West Finchley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Finchley, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.