Crime Rates at Reading Road, Northolt, UB5 4PG

Reading Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Central Greenford , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reading Road (UB5 4PG) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Central Greenford average (135.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (UB5 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newnham Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.