Total Crime Rate

278.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Other theft 60.9 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Drugs 26.1 10/10
  • Robbery 26.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Vale area has the 18th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in East Acton , and the 86th 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 The Vale (W3 7QB) in the last 12 months was 278.3 per 1,000 residents and was 178.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 130.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Vale (W3 7QB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Acton Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilkinson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goldsmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beardsley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wilkinson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acton Central —
Apr 2026Other theft Acton Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Acton Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Acton Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acton Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilkinson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilkinson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wilkinson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burlington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hatfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centre Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Centre Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melville Villas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Centre Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burlington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Churchfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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