Total Crime Rate
128.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Vale area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Southfield , and the 285th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Vale (W3 7QA) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% higher than the Southfield average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Vale (W3 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near Acton Central. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Acton Central | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vale Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkinson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Goldsmith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beardsley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilkinson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acton Central | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Acton Central | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Acton Central | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Acton Central | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acton Central | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wilkinson Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wilkinson Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilkinson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Burlington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hatfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Centre Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Melville Villas Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Centre Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Burlington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Churchfield Road | Under investigation |
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