Total Crime Rate

243.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 52.2 10/10
  • Other theft 34.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Vale area has the 21st highest crime rate of 99 local areas in East Acton , and the 105th highest crime rate of 964 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 243.5 per 1,000 residents and was 152.7% higher than the East Acton average (96.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Vale (W3 7QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkbeck Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acton Central (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Acton Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Centre Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilkinson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilkinson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Acton Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Centre Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Road
Sep 2025Other theft Centre Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Centre Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acton Central Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acton Central
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Acton Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Acton Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Acton Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Acton Central Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Churchfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alfred Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Gardens
Sep 2025Other theft Alfred Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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