Total Crime Rate
73.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buxton Gardens area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in East Acton , and the 444th lowest crime rate of 964 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 Buxton Gardens (W3 9LF) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the East Acton average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buxton Gardens (W3 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Shrublands Lane. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hepburn Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Steyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Steyne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lexden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrublands Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrublands Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shrublands Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shrublands Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shrublands Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shrublands Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shrublands Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shrublands Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodlands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pierrepoint Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynton Road | Under investigation |
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