Total Crime Rate

338.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.1 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 338.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 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 The Vale (W3 7SB) 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 The Vale (W3 7SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowley Road, where police recorded 212 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Vale Uxbridge Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broad Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Elmo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Vale Uxbridge Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Vale Uxbridge Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Vale Uxbridge Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Vale Uxbridge Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Vale Uxbridge Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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