Total Crime Rate
172.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heather Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 107th highest crime rate of 801 local areas in Hillingdon .
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 Heather Lane (UB7 8AN) in the last 12 months was 172.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher than the Colham & Cowley average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heather Lane (UB7 8AN), the main crime hotspot is near Leacroft Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Colham & Cowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heather Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cousins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cousins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryeland Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryeland Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryeland Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falling Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camomile Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camomile Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovibonds Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Thicket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lowdell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarkes Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarkes Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryeland Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leacroft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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