Total Crime Rate
338.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026First Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in East Acton , and the 61st 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 First Avenue (W3 7JR) in the last 12 months was 338.1 per 1,000 residents and was 238.7% higher than the East Acton average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 246.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around First Avenue (W3 7JR), the main crime hotspot is near Cowley Road. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 28 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 | The Vale Uxbridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Old Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oldfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Elmo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Second Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broad Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeddo Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
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