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 6JA) 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 6JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swiss Cottage, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B509 (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hornby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Wood Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Wood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Boydell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swiss Cottage Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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