Total Crime Rate
156.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Third Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in East Acton , and the 217th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Third Avenue (W3 7RT) in the last 12 months was 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 46.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Third Avenue (W3 7RT), 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broad Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Vale Uxbridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeddo Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Second Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oldfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oldfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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