Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 120.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Recreation Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Norwood Green , and the 311th highest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Recreation Road (UB2 5PE) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (UB2 5PE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Recreation Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Hyde Lane β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Regina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Waye β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Talbot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leonard Road 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order North Hyde Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft North Hyde Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Waye β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Recreation Road β€”

Data Sources

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