Total Crime Rate

267.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 267.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 60.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Drugs 35.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 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

West Gate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hanger Hill , and the 96th 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 West Gate (W5 1YY) in the last 12 months was 267.5 per 1,000 residents and was 221.5% higher than the Hanger Hill average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Gate (W5 1YY), the main crime hotspot is near Hanger Lane. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs West Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royal Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime West Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary West Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Royal Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Royal Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Quill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Quill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Royal Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Royal Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A40 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashbourne Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashbourne Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A40 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A40 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norbreck Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ashbourne Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanger Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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