Total Crime Rate
99.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darwin Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Northfield , and the 396th 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 Darwin Road (W5 4BD) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% higher than the Northfield average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darwin Road (W5 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Garth, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Parade (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Junction Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Ealing Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Ealing Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carlyle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carlyle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Junction Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | York Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cherry Garth | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Garth | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Enfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Garth | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Junction Road | — |
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