Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Water Tower Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hillingdon East , and the 394th highest crime rate of 801 local areas in Hillingdon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Tower Close (UB8 1XS) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -88.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Tower Close (UB8 1XS), the main crime hotspot is near Water Tower Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Water Tower Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salt Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Common Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 5 of 5

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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