Total Crime Rate
154.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fernes Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 141st 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 Fernes Close (UB8 2YR) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 157.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 186.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fernes Close (UB8 2YR), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nine Elms Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernes Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fernes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brindley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brindley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fernes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fernes Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fernes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sefton Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hornbill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Verona Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Verona Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fernes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waterside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcourt | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cowley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Packet Boat Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waterside | Under investigation |
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