Crime Rates at Birch Avenue, West Drayton, UB7 8DD

Birch Avenue area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 369th highest crime rate of 801 local areas in Hillingdon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Avenue (UB7 8DD) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Colham & Cowley average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Avenue (UB7 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ryeland Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Tree Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.