Total Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Western Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in East Acton , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Western Avenue (W3 7EB) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the East Acton average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Western Avenue (W3 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Vardon Close. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Acton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Perry Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Perryn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vardon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vardon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vardon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vardon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Perryn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferguson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferguson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anderson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anderson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Curtis Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cotton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Godolphin Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Godolphin Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Godolphin Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Perry Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Perry Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vardon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vardon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vardon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vardon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Friars Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vardon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hoylake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braid Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braid Avenue | Under investigation |
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