Total Crime Rate
359.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gunnersbury Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Ealing Common , and the 51st 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 Gunnersbury Lane (W3 8EB) in the last 12 months was 359.8 per 1,000 residents and was 303.7% higher 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 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gunnersbury Lane (W3 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Shrublands Lane. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In South Acton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marble Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shrublands Lane | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shrublands Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shrublands Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shrublands Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lexden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodlands Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Buxton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Avenue Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Chatsworth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marble Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marble Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heathfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heathfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Amelia Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Amelia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Denehurst Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denehurst Gardens | — |
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