Crime Rates at Avenue Road, London, NW8 6JA

Avenue Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 84th highest crime rate of 567 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 452.5 per 1,000 residents and was 332.9% higher than the Primrose Hill average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 94.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 190.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.0% 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 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B509 (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.