Total Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025York Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 801 local areas in Hillingdon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around York Avenue (UB3 2TN) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Colham & Cowley average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Avenue (UB3 2TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Walk, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishop'S Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bishop'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bishop'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lonsdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lonsdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corwell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lancaster Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lonsdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Jerome'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Jerome'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Drayton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Drayton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishop'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishop'S Road | — |
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