Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 114.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowley Crescent area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 143 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 240th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Hillingdon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowley Crescent (UB8 2HE) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Crescent (UB8 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Fernes Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Elms Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilliards Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sefton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maygoods Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Benbow Waye Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benbow Waye —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verona Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brindley Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Cowley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nine Elms Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clayton Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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