Total Crime Rate

790.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

355.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 790.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 355.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 214.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 165.9 10/10
  • Public order 98.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Other theft 48.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 43.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.1 10/10
  • Robbery 37.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.7 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hows Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hillingdon West , and the 11th highest crime rate of 791 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 Hows Road (UB8 2AA) in the last 12 months was 790.4 per 1,000 residents and was 732.7% higher than the Hillingdon West average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 355.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hows Road (UB8 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 465 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hows Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Windsor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bassett Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Windsor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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