Total Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swanscombe Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Chiswick Homefields , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 640 local areas in Hounslow .
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 Swanscombe Road (W4 2HL) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower than the Chiswick Homefields average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swanscombe Road (W4 2HL), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Place. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glebe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Homefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Windmill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mawson Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Balfern Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dorchester Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorchester Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bennett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bennett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chiswick Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chiswick High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cranbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Lock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Devonshire Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales Terrace | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prince Of Wales Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Chiswick High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chiswick High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glebe Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Orchard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upham Park Road | Under investigation |
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