Total Crime Rate
81.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princes Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chiswick Gunnersbury , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 634 local areas in Hounslow .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Avenue (W3 8LS) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Chiswick Gunnersbury average (152.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princes Avenue (W3 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Ridgeway Drive. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chiswick Gunnersbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gunnersbury Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ridgeway Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ridgeway Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ridgeway Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ridgeway Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ridgeway Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ridgeway Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ridgeway Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ridgeway Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Park Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgeway Drive | — |
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