Total Crime Rate

211.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western 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.

Crime Over Time in Western Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Balfour Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Johnson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Balfour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Emerald Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lonsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tachbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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