Total Crime Rate
146.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lower Boston Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Hanwell Broadway , and the 234th 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 Lower Boston Road (W7 2NP) in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% lower than the Hanwell Broadway average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Boston Road (W7 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hanwell Broadway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A4001 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wilmot Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmot Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clocktower Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westminster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Boston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maudesville Cottages | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jasper Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brownell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bentley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Close | — |
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