Total Crime Rate
207.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leacroft Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 76th 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 Leacroft Close (UB7 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 207.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% higher than the Colham & Cowley average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (β 153.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 431.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leacroft Close (UB7 8AQ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Close | Under investigation |
| 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 | Drugs | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leacroft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Otterfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cousins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camomile Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lowdell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heather Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falling Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coltsfoot Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yew Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camomile Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryeland Close | β |
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