Total Crime Rate
387.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ferndown area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Northwood , and the 37th highest crime rate of 801 local areas in Hillingdon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndown (HA6 1PH) in the last 12 months was 387.1 per 1,000 residents and was 353.0% higher than the Northwood average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferndown (HA6 1PH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Northwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ryefield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ryefield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ryefield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ryefield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Oakdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windsor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hazelwood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Colchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinner Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lichfield Road | Under investigation |
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