Crime Rates at Lantern Way, West Drayton, UB7 9BU

Lantern Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Heathrow Villages , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 801 local areas in Hillingdon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lantern Way (UB7 9BU) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Heathrow Villages average (528.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lantern Way (UB7 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Orchard (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.