Total Crime Rate
111.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarkes Drive area has the 57th highest crime rate of 143 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 257th highest crime rate of 791 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 Clarkes Drive (UB8 3UJ) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Colham & Cowley average (117.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarkes Drive (UB8 3UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowdell Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heather Lane (10 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 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bryony Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bryony Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcroft Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcroft Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bradshawe Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clarkes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clarkes Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clarkes Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Apple Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Heather Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Coppice | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowdell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Under investigation |
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