Total Crime Rate

155.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 155.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Drugs 31.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Mill Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 138th 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 Old Mill Close (UB8 2BS) in the last 12 months was 155.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Colham & Cowley average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mill Close (UB8 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benbow Waye, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dagnall Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old Mill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dagnall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs B470 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benbow Waye —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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