Total Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cowley Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in East Acton , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cowley Road (W3 7UJ) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cowley Road (W3 7UJ), 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.
View Crime In Southfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oldfield 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 | 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 | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Gransden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Vale Uxbridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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