Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 62.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterside area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 360th 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 Waterside (UB8 2LQ) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside (UB8 2LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brindley Place, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fernes Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Waterside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verona Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benbow Waye β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Verona Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fernes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nine Elms Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcourt Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fernes Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Fernes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fernes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fernes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Packet Boat Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brindley Place β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dagnall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brindley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernes Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sefton Way β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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