Total Crime Rate

343.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 343.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Hermitage area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hillingdon East , and the 40th 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 The Hermitage (UB8 1RQ) in the last 12 months was 343.4 per 1,000 residents and was 348.2% higher than the Hillingdon East average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hermitage (UB8 1RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belmont Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Hermitage area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overlord Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belmont Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brearley Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cumbrian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cumbrian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iffley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B483
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brearley Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belmont Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B483 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chippendale Waye Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B483 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Belmont Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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