Crime Rates at Cotton Avenue, London, W3 6YE

Cotton Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in East Acton , and the 40th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .

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 Cotton Avenue (W3 6YE) in the last 12 months was 417.2 per 1,000 residents and was 318.0% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 210.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Avenue (W3 6YE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portal Way, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vardon Close (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.