Total Crime Rate
233.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitethorn Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 61st 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 Whitethorn Avenue (UB7 8LB) in the last 12 months was 233.5 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitethorn Avenue (UB7 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitehorn Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitehorn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maple Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitethorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitethorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitethorn Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aspen Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitehorn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liddall Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Providence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Providence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windermere Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windermere Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aspen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A408 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A408 | — |
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