Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avenue Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (NW8 6HS) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (NW8 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elsworthy Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harley Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elsworthy Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Wood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elsworthy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadham Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B525 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lyttelton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person B525 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Townshend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Townshend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townshend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townshend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Avenue Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elsworthy Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensmead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elsworthy Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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