Total Crime Rate
83.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lea Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Norwood Green , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Road (UB2 5QA) in the last 12 months was 83.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Norwood Green average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lea Road (UB2 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Recreation Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prestwick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dagmar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Waye | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lea Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Adelaide Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosamun Street | Under investigation |
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