Total Crime Rate

395.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 395.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.7 10/10
  • Other theft 110.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.8 10/10
  • Robbery 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avenue Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (NW8 6HY) in the last 12 months was 395.4 per 1,000 residents and was 282.6% higher than the Primrose Hill average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 159.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (NW8 6HY), the main crime hotspot is near College Crescent. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilgrove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilgrove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilgrove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornby Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Boydell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hornby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order College Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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