Total Crime Rate
96.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southdown Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Hanwell Broadway , and the 411th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Southdown Avenue (W7 2AE) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Hanwell Broadway average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southdown Avenue (W7 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haslemere Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boston Road (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 | Violence and sexual offences | Boston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elthorne Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haslemere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clitherow Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westlea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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