Total Crime Rate
211.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Western Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Norwood Green , and the 140th highest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .
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 Western Road (UB2 5EA) in the last 12 months was 211.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% higher than the Norwood Green average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 95.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Western Road (UB2 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Way, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dudley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priory Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Balfour Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spencer Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spencer Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Johnson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Johnson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Johnson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Balfour Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leonard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Emerald Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sussex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sussex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lonsdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonsdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tachbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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