Total Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 111.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old School Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 143 local areas in Colham & Cowley , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Hillingdon .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old School Road (UB8 3WE) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Road (UB8 3WE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 299 crimes here, including 204 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old School Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirby Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arklay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Copperfield Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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