Total Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 1.1 1/10
  • Public order 0.6 1/10
  • Robbery 0.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Ratcliffe Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hillingdon West , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 801 local areas in Hillingdon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ratcliffe Close (UB8 2DD) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Hillingdon West average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffe Close (UB8 2DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barchester Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Topping Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ratcliffe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Buchan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huxley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ratcliffe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Topping Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Topping Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buchan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ratcliffe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cleveland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cleveland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elthorne Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elthorne Road
Sep 2025Burglary The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elthorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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