Total Crime Rate

111.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 111.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Highlands Avenue area has the 44th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in East Acton , and the 351st highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highlands Avenue (W3 6ES) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the East Acton average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlands Avenue (W3 6ES), the main crime hotspot is near Brougham Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highlands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Highlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalimar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shalimar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasgarth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasgarth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shalimar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalimar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalimar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Narrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Derwentwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brougham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nemoure Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Narrow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasgarth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Narrow Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hepburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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