Overview of Hillingdon crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Hillingdon ranks 10th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 35510 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Hillingdon has a population of 305909. This equates to a crime rate of 116.08 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 0.38 % compared to previous year. It also puts Hillingdon in 17th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Hillingdon ranks 10th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 35510 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Hillingdon has a population of 305909. This equates to a crime rate of 116.08 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 0.38 % compared to previous year. It also puts Hillingdon in 17th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Hillingdon are Violence and sexual offences (24.9%) Anti-social behaviour (21.2%) Vehicle crime (11.8%) and least common crime types are Robbery (1.4%) Bicycle theft (0.8%) Possession of weapons (0.4%).
There are 21 wards in Hillingdon. Wards with high crime rates are Heathrow Villages (492.2), Uxbridge (218.1), Hayes Town (191.4) . On the other end, safest wards are Eastcote (58.1), Ruislip Manor (53.5), Ickenham & South Harefield (48.1) .
Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Hillingdon, we see high crime rates in TW6 (1490.2), TW19 (179.1), UB11 (159.1) . Safest postcode districts are WD3 (60.4), UB10 (60.1), HA5 (54.9) .
Hillingdon crime incidents by crime type
A total of 35510 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 8827 (24.9)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 7519 (21.2)%
- Vehicle crime – 4205 (11.8)%
- Other theft – 3541 (10.0)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 2101 (5.9)%
- Public order – 2069 (5.8)%
- Shoplifting – 2009 (5.7)%
- Other crime – 1543 (4.3)%
- Burglary – 1400 (3.9)%
- Drugs – 876 (2.5)%
- Theft from the person – 534 (1.5)%
- Robbery – 487 (1.4)%
- Bicycle theft – 274 (0.8)%
- Possession of weapons – 125 (0.4)%
How does Hillingdon compare against nearby areas ?
Hillingdon ranks 10th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Hillingdon wards
There are 21 wards within Hillingdon. Heathrow Villages, Uxbridge, Hayes Town has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 21 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Hillingdon
There are 20 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Hillingdon. Highest crime rates in TW6, TW19, UB11 .
- TW6 – 1490.2
- TW19 – 179.1
- UB11 – 159.1
- UB8 – 158.0
- UB3 – 141.0
- UB2 – 136.8
- UB7 – 121.3
- UB1 – 120.3
- UB6 – 103.7
- UB5 – 100.9
- TW14 – 100.2
- TW5 – 95.0
- UB4 – 89.0
- UB9 – 84.9
- HA2 – 73.2
- HA6 – 67.9
- HA4 – 67.5
- WD3 – 60.4
- UB10 – 60.1
- HA5 – 54.9
Postcode districts in Hillingdon
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