Crime Rates at Avenue Road, London, NW8 6BP

Avenue Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (NW8 6BP) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower than the Primrose Hill average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (NW8 6BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shannon Place, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elsworthy Terrace (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.