Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 53.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reading Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Central Greenford , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 964 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 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Central Greenford average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (UB5 4PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lancaster Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorchester Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorchester Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Reading Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newnham Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Petts Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildred Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newnham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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