Total Crime Rate
604.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shield Drive area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Osterley & Spring Grove , and the 13th highest crime rate of 640 local areas in Hounslow .
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 Shield Drive (TW8 9EX) in the last 12 months was 604.0 per 1,000 residents and was 638.6% higher than the Osterley & Spring Grove average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 202.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shield Drive (TW8 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Ryan Drive. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harlequin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlequin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ryan Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
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