Total Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Violet Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 143 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 791 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 Violet Avenue (UB8 3PP) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Colham & Cowley average (117.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Violet Avenue (UB8 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowdell Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarkes Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colham & Cowley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clarkes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bryony Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bryony Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Apple Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcroft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcroft Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bradshawe Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Apple Tree Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clarkes Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Violet Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Coppice | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clarkes Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Under investigation |
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