Total Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 9/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balfour Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Hanwell Broadway , and the 205th 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 Balfour Avenue (W7 3HS) in the last 12 months was 162.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Avenue (W7 3HS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burdett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Wilmot Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bentley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4001 —
Apr 2026Burglary Yeats Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adelaide Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Clocktower Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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