Total Crime Rate
145.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wood End Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Greenford , and the 243rd 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 Wood End Lane (UB5 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 172.9% higher than the North Greenford average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood End Lane (UB5 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blenheim Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Greenford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildred Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorchester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petts Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lancaster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reading Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorchester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Girton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newnham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newnham Close | Under investigation |
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