Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 119.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 548 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 6JD) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher than the Primrose Hill average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (NW8 6JD), the main crime hotspot is near B509. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 40 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person B509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B509 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winchester Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery B509 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B509 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hornby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Wood Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Wood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Boydell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews —
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Data Sources

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