Total Crime Rate

466.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 466.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 147.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Other theft 32.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downing Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Central Greenford , and the 30th highest crime rate of 951 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 Downing Drive (UB6 8BE) in the last 12 months was 466.7 per 1,000 residents and was 243.6% higher than the Central Greenford average (135.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downing Drive (UB6 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downing Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Drugs Leaver Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daryngton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daryngton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Runnymede Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uneeda Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uneeda Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenford Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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