Total Crime Rate
183.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
132.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heather Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 143 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 98th highest crime rate of 791 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 8AR) in the last 12 months was 183.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% higher than the Colham & Cowley average (117.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 355.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heather Lane (UB7 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Leacroft Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Yiewsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryeland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryeland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryeland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Leacroft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leacroft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Coppice | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gorse Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Otterfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Heather Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Lane | Under investigation |
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