Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 44th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in East Acton , and the 460th highest crime rate of 964 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 The Vale (W3 7SH) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower 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 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Vale (W3 7SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowley Road, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Vale Uxbridge Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stronsa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Vale Uxbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Vale Uxbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Oak Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Oak Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cowley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cowley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sir Alexander Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Vale Uxbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Becklow Road —

Data Sources

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