Hounslow is among the top 20 most dangerous boroughs in London. The overall crime rate in Hounslow in 2021 was 83 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to London's overall crime rate, coming in 4.4% lower than the London rate of 87 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Hounslow is the 25th safest city, and the 949th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
The most common crimes in Hounslow are violence and sexual offences, with 8,330 offences during 2021, giving a crime rate of 31. This is 5.0% higher than 2020's figure of 7,917 offences and a difference of 1.52 from 2020's crime rate of 29. Hounslow's least common crimes are possession of weapons, with 128 offences recorded in 2021, a decrease of 27% from 2020's figure of 162 crimes.
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As of 2022, the crime rate in Hounslow is 3.8% lower than London and 12% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
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Incidents mapped in Hounslow represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 11 May, 2022
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Year | Crime Rate per 1,000 people | Total Crimes |
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2021 | 83 | 22,555 |
2020 | 86 | 23,385 |
2019 | 93 | 25,205 |
2018 | 93 | 25,309 |
2017 | 89 | 24,126 |
2016 | 82 | 22,129 |
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Hounslow | London | ||||
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Crime | Count | Rate | Count | Rate | Rate Difference |
Anti-Social Behaviour | 9,521 | 35.07 | 303,000 | 33.85 | 3.5% more dangerous |
Bicycle Theft | 666 | 2.45 | 21,536 | 2.41 | 1.6% more dangerous |
Burglary | 1,427 | 5.26 | 52,414 | 5.85 | 11% safer |
Criminal Damage and Arson | 1,642 | 6.05 | 53,198 | 5.94 | 1.8% more dangerous |
Drugs | 1,190 | 4.38 | 43,227 | 4.83 | 10% safer |
Other Crime | 346 | 1.27 | 10,265 | 1.15 | 9% more dangerous |
Other Theft | 2,412 | 8.88 | 90,137 | 10.07 | 13% safer |
Possession of Weapons | 128 | 0.47 | 5,014 | 0.56 | 19% safer |
Public Order | 1,898 | 6.99 | 61,305 | 6.85 | 2.0% more dangerous |
Robbery | 369 | 1.36 | 22,528 | 2.52 | 85% safer |
Shoplifting | 735 | 2.71 | 33,674 | 3.76 | 39% safer |
Theft From the Person | 441 | 1.62 | 39,809 | 4.45 | 175% safer |
Vehicle Crime | 2,971 | 10.94 | 98,517 | 11.00 | 0.55% safer |
Violence and Sexual Offences | 8,330 | 30.68 | 244,975 | 27.36 | 11% more dangerous |
Borough | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
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Waltham Forest | 21,881 | 79.00 | 5% safer |
Hillingdon | 24,346 | 79.34 | 4.7% safer |
Ealing | 27,933 | 81.72 | 1.7% safer |
Brent | 27,080 | 82.12 | 1.2% safer |
Croydon | 31,894 | 82.48 | 0.72% safer |
Hounslow | 22,555 | 83.07 | - |
Enfield | 28,415 | 85.13 | 2.4% more dangerous |
Lewisham | 26,128 | 85.43 | 2.8% more dangerous |
Barking and Dagenham | 18,483 | 86.81 | 4.3% more dangerous |
Greenwich | 25,037 | 86.95 | 4.5% more dangerous |
Newham | 32,828 | 92.96 | 11% more dangerous |
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Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
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March 2022 | Other theft | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Vehicle crime | On or near Braybourne Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Vehicle crime | On or near Harvest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Drugs | On or near Shopping Area | Local resolution |
March 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Hounslow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Vehicle crime | On or near Binns Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Other theft | On or near Christabel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Theft from the person | On or near Stile Hall Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Drugs | On or near Fair Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Burglary | On or near Space Waye | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Drugs | On or near Roman Close | Local resolution |
March 2022 | Drugs | On or near Supermarket | Local resolution |
March 2022 | Other theft | On or near Bath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Staines Road | Local resolution |
March 2022 | Other theft | On or near Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Shoplifting | On or near Summerwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Vehicle crime | On or near Braybourne Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
March 2022 | Burglary | On or near Alexandra Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
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Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
Anti-Social Behaviour | 26 | 27 | 47 | 35 | Getting worse |
Bicycle Theft | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | Safer |
Burglary | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | Safer |
Criminal Damage and Arson | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safer |
Drugs | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 4.4 | Safer |
Other Crime | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Safer |
Other Theft | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Safer |
Possession of Weapons | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.60 | 0.47 | Safer |
Public Order | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Getting worse |
Robbery (inc. mugging) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | Safer |
Shoplifting | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Safer |
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | Safer |
Vehicle Crime | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | Safer |
Violence and Sexual Offences | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | Getting worse |
We only display green spaces in Hounslow that are named, and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries during 2021.
Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others | Crimes per Hectare |
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Boston Manor Park | 24 | 5 | - | - | 7 | 8 | 3.4 |
Boston Manor Playing Fields | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0.23 |
New Central Playing Fields | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2.1 |
Osterley Park | 13 | 7 | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.30 |
Poet's Corner | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Riverside Recreation Ground | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1.2 |
St Paul's Church | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 77 |
Syon Park | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 5 | 24 | 1.8 |
Thornbury Playing Fields | 12 | - | 7 | - | 6 | 119 | 24 |
Winslow Memorial Recreation Ground | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2.5 |
City | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
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Coventry | 39.93 | 108% safer |
Birmingham | 49.60 | 67% safer |
Barnet | 67.08 | 24% safer |
Croydon | 82.48 | 0.72% safer |
Hounslow | 83.07 | - |
Sheffield | 90.03 | 8% more dangerous |
Bristol | 90.52 | 8% more dangerous |
Leicester | 111.59 | 26% more dangerous |
Liverpool | 123.06 | 32% more dangerous |
Bradford | 132.28 | 37% more dangerous |
Leeds | 150.94 | 45% more dangerous |
Hounslow High Street is the most dangerous neighbourhood in Hounslow, followed by Chiswick Park in second place, and Brentford West & Osterley Park as the third most dangerous area. Hounslow's safest neighbourhoods are, in order, Chiswick South West, Heston West, and Hounslow East.
Neighbourhood | Crime Count | Crime Rate | Danger Rank |
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Bedfont | 637 | 64 | 24th |
Brentford Central | 941 | 89 | Tenth |
Brentford East | 1,152 | 92 | Ninth |
Brentford West & Osterley Park | 790 | 99 | Third |
Chiswick North East | 680 | 80 | 16th |
Chiswick Park | 1,030 | 115 | Second |
Chiswick South East | 565 | 63 | 25th |
Chiswick South West | 511 | 61 | 26th |
Cranford | 746 | 76 | 17th |
Feltham Central | 1,008 | 93 | Eighth |
Feltham East | 945 | 82 | 14th |
Hanworth North | 849 | 93 | Seventh |
Hanworth South | 469 | 66 | 23rd |
Heston Central & Lampton West | 692 | 74 | 18th |
Heston North | 759 | 84 | 12th |
Heston West | 485 | 52 | 27th |
Hounslow East | 306 | 38 | 28th |
Hounslow Heath | 644 | 66 | 22nd |
Hounslow High Street | 1,958 | 142 | First |
Hounslow Meadows | 719 | 74 | 19th |
Hounslow West | 1,134 | 96 | Sixth |
Isleworth & Ivybridge | 584 | 67 | 21st |
Lower Feltham | 628 | 69 | 20th |
North Feltham & Hatton | 798 | 80 | 15th |
North Hyde & North Cranford | 730 | 99 | Fourth |
Osterley & Lampton East | 766 | 84 | 13th |
Spring Grove | 1,084 | 96 | Fifth |
Syon Green | 933 | 85 | 11th |
Showing the safest and most dangerous parts of Hounslow for specific criminal activity, with crime count and rate shown in brackets.
Crime Type | Safest Neighbourhood | Most Dangerous Neighbourhood |
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Anti-Social Behaviour | Hounslow East (127) | Hounslow West (700) |
Bicycle Theft | Heston North (1) | Chiswick Park (70) |
Burglary | Hounslow East (10) | Brentford East (120) |
Criminal Damage and Arson | Hounslow East (22) | Feltham East (109) |
Drugs | Chiswick South West (11) | Spring Grove (102) |
Other Crime | Chiswick South West (4) | Lower Feltham (43) |
Other Theft | Hounslow East (19) | Brentford West & Osterley Park (207) |
Possession of Weapons | Brentford East (1) | Feltham Central (12) |
Public Order | Hounslow East (19) | Hounslow High Street (205) |
Robbery (inc. mugging) | Hounslow Heath (2) | Hounslow High Street (52) |
Shoplifting | Hounslow East (1) | Hounslow High Street (175) |
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | Chiswick South West (1) | Hounslow High Street (174) |
Vehicle Crime | Feltham Central (55) | Chiswick Park (227) |
Violence and Sexual Offences | Chiswick South East (155) | Hounslow High Street (601) |
Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Hounslow change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in April, when Hounslow saw a 218% increase in anti-social behaviour. Hounslow saw a large fall in theft from the person during April, when it fell by 80% compared to April in 2019. Rates of burglary and shoplifting both fell year-on-year for every month during Hounslow's lockdown.
Crime | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Anti-Social Behaviour | +10% | +218% | +171% | +74% | +30% | +62% | +59% | +60% | +93% | +79% |
Bicycle Theft | -44% | -55% | -2% | -28% | -31% | +7% | -3% | +16% | +33% | +23% |
Burglary | -24% | -17% | -22% | -15% | +21% | -7% | -35% | -20% | -29% | -17% |
Criminal Damage and Arson | -12% | -12% | -16% | -19% | -9% | +18% | +10% | -1% | +5% | -28% |
Drugs | -3% | +36% | +56% | +15% | -5% | -24% | -34% | -14% | +8% | +33% |
Other Crime | -22% | - | -16% | +62% | +91% | -5% | -11% | +100% | +20% | - |
Other Theft | -26% | -40% | -39% | -29% | -27% | +1% | +3% | -13% | -2% | -27% |
Possession of Weapons | -56% | -14% | -20% | - | +56% | -33% | -40% | -7% | -29% | -42% |
Public Order | -12% | -15% | -11% | -27% | -2% | +26% | +40% | +6% | -3% | -6% |
Robbery | -17% | -52% | -45% | -38% | +2% | +11% | +10% | - | -8% | -15% |
Shoplifting | -46% | -45% | -42% | -21% | -3% | -32% | +24% | -8% | -40% | -45% |
Theft From the Person | -41% | -80% | -73% | -79% | -50% | -45% | +10% | -13% | -57% | +4% |
Vehicle Crime | -11% | -20% | -9% | -6% | +18% | +0% | +20% | -1% | +12% | -60% |
Violence and Sexual Offences | +1% | -9% | +4% | +1% | -1% | +31% | +16% | +6% | -6% | -14% |
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