Total Crime Rate

302.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 302.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 24.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
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

Wellesley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chiswick Gunnersbury , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 634 local areas in Hounslow .

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 Wellesley Road (W4 4BL) in the last 12 months was 302.1 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% higher than the Chiswick Gunnersbury average (152.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (W4 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bishops Close, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chiswick High Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazledene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beaconsfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sutton Lane South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Lane South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Lane South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishops Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arlington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrowgate Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrowgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barrowgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Barrowgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hazledene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harvard Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrowgate Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvard Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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