Total Crime Rate
271.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
150.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Riverside Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in North Hanwell , and the 91st 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 Riverside Close (W7 1BY) in the last 12 months was 271.6 per 1,000 residents and was 263.3% higher than the North Hanwell average (74.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 150.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riverside Close (W7 1BY), the main crime hotspot is near Riverside Close. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In North Hanwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillyard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Riverside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elfwine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elfwine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillyard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hillyard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brants Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Riverside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Riverside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bordars Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bordars Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennedy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennedy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennedy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kennedy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Close | — |
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