Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal Lane area has the 71st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 304th 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 Royal Lane (UB7 8DL) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Lane (UB7 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Close, where police recorded 39 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.

Crime Over Time in Royal Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cherry Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Birch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Peach Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Peach Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnut Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cherry Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cherry Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Thicket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowdell Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Lowdell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A408 —
Sep 2025Drugs Camomile Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A408 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lovibonds Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Camomile Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yew Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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