Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Norwood Green , and the 381st lowest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

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 Shaftesbury Avenue (UB2 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Norwood Green average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (UB2 4HQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillary Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Willowbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Norwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Norwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harewood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillary Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swift Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Damsonwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tensing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swift Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Swift Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willowbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willowbrook Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gregory Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Isambard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willowbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Swift Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Willowbrook Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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