Total Crime Rate
101.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wren Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Norwood Green , and the 376th highest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .
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 Wren Avenue (UB2 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the Norwood Green average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wren Avenue (UB2 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Willowbrook Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Willowbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ellison Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ditton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryanston Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Willowbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Norwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willowbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Willowbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Willowbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Willowbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Willowbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willowbrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Road | — |
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