Total Crime Rate

626.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

320.4 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 626.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 320.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.9 10/10
  • Public order 105.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.4 10/10
  • Drugs 62.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.2 10/10
  • Other theft 36.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 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

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in East Acton , and the 15th 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 High Street (W3 9BT) in the last 12 months was 626.2 per 1,000 residents and was 527.3% higher than the East Acton average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 320.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (W3 9BT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shrublands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shrublands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shrublands Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shrublands Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Shrublands Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shrublands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shrublands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shrublands Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lexden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shrublands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shrublands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shrublands Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shrublands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shrublands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shrublands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrublands Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrublands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodlands Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Avenue Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buxton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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