Total Crime Rate

191.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 191.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Drugs 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
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 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hillingdon West , and the 88th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Hillingdon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hows Road (UB8 2AR) in the last 12 months was 191.2 per 1,000 residents and was 101.5% higher than the Hillingdon West average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hows Road (UB8 2AR), 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 (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myddleton Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cobden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Close —
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Data Sources

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