Total Crime Rate
39.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avenue Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (NW8 7PU) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avenue Road (NW8 7PU), the main crime hotspot is near Shannon Place. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shannon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ormonde Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Avenue Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shannon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Edmund'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Edmund'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ormonde Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Edmund'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Townshend Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Townshend Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Townshend Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Townshend Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ormonde Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eamont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ormonde Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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