Total Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Essex Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 122 local areas in Eastcote , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 801 local areas in Hillingdon .
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 Essex Close (HA4 9PX) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Eastcote average (66.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Essex Close (HA4 9PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castleton Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleves Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prospect Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hardy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prospect Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windermere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Gardens | Under investigation |
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