Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 91.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Otter Way area has the 70th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 312th highest crime rate of 801 local areas in Hillingdon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Otter Way (UB7 8FA) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otter Way (UB7 8FA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 332 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Otter Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Garden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Garden Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Classon Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Classon Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Classon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Classon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Garden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowles Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roberts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roberts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellclose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellclose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellclose Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowles Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowles Close β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowles Close β€”

Data Sources

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