Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highland Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Northwood , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 791 local areas in Hillingdon .

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 Highland Road (HA6 1JS) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Northwood average (75.4 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (HA6 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Norwich Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lichfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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