Total Crime Rate
224.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Riverside Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in North Hanwell , and the 119th highest crime rate of 964 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 Riverside Close (W7 1BY) in the last 12 months was 224.1 per 1,000 residents and was 221.1% higher than the North Hanwell average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 63.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riverside Close (W7 1BY), the main crime hotspot is near Riverside Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brants Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuckoo Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kennedy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennedy Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Old Twelve Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillyard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillyard Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Twelve Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elfwine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Close | Under investigation |
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