Total Crime Rate
263.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Oak Common Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in College Park & Old Oak , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 520 local areas in Hammersmith and Fulham .
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 Old Oak Common Lane (W3 7DT) in the last 12 months was 263.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% higher than the College Park & Old Oak average (182.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Oak Common Lane (W3 7DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Acton Lane, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunningdale Avenue (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Foliot Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingsdown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wulfstan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sunningdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sunningdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sunningdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sunningdale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sunningdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Acton Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | East Acton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | East Acton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingsdown Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mellitus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brassie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brassie Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brassie Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brassie Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Foxglove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foxglove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foxglove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Street | — |
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