Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 118.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Essex Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in East Acton , and the 314th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Road (W3 9JA) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (W3 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Brougham Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In North Acton

Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalimar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasgarth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nemoure Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Shalimar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalimar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalimar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasgarth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brougham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasgarth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faraday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shalimar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Julian Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hepburn Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Place Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 33

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑