Total Crime Rate
93.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Violet Cottages area has the 70th highest crime rate of 143 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 319th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Hillingdon .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Violet Cottages (UB8 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Colham & Cowley average (117.4 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Violet Cottages (UB8 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Heritage Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Uxbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bullrush Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barchester Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bullrush Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heritage Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clayton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barchester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Barchester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barchester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barchester Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barchester Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barchester Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heritage Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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