Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 38.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.2 2/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Palmerston Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Ealing Common , and the 151st 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 Palmerston Road (W3 8BF) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Ealing Common average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (W3 8BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bollo Bridge Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strafford Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmerston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brouncker Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Strafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Strafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Strafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Strafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strafford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strafford Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brouncker Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Acton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brouncker Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bassington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Antrobus Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenock Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Ramsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chiswick High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiswick High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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