Crime Rate in Hillingdon: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in Hillingdon

The total recorded crimes in Hillingdon, UK in February 2026 are around 3,158 as per the recent police data. This equates to a Hillingdon crime rate of 10.32 per 1,000 population.

It's important to note that this crime data is based on the Geographic Boundry data provided by the ONS around Hillingdon, encompassing approximately 305,907 residents.

Most occured crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Feb were:

  • Violence and sexual offences: (814) incidents (-4.57% decrease)
  • Anti-social behaviour: (677) incidents (3.52% increase)
  • Vehicle crime: (319) incidents (-7.27% decrease)
Hillingdon Crime Hotspots

The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,

  • Bedfont Court with total crimes: 128
  • Shopping Area with total crimes: 87
  • Bath Road with total crimes: 45

Hillingdon Police Info:

Metropolitan Police Service

How safe is Hillingdon?

To understand the safety of Hillingdon, we need to analyze Hillingdon crime statistics in relation to both national and regional averages. This report will examine the available data and provide a balanced assessment.

  • Relative to the UK:

    • Hillingdon has recorded 22,638 crimes in the current year, resulting in a crime rate of 74.00 per 1,000 residents. This places it at rank 240 out of 331 in the UK, indicating it is safer than average.

    • Yearly trends show that in the previous year, the city recorded 36,086 crimes with a crime rate of 117.96, ranking it 71 in the UK. This a decrease in crime suggests Positive changes.

  • Relative to Outer London:

    • In 2024, Hillingdon reported a higher crime volume than the Outer London average, with 22,638 crimes compared to 16,705. This indicates a potentially challenging safety environment in the region for the year. Additionally, Hillingdon recorded fewer crimes than 15 out of 18 other cities.

    • In 2023, Hillingdon experienced a greater number of crimes than the Outer London average, with 36,086 crimes compared to 28,746. This indicates a higher crime burden for the city in the region during this period. Additionally, Hillingdon recorded fewer crimes than 13 out of 18 other cities.

  • Overall Assessment:

    • Based on the available data, Hillingdon is considered safer compared to the national averages.

    • Compared to other cities in Outer London, Hillingdon has a higher crime rate in 2024.

    • The trend in crime rates suggests Positive changes in overall safety.

Hillingdon Crime Statstics

In February 2026 the Hillingdon has recorded 3,158 crimes with crime rate of 10.32 ranking 31th out of 331 in the UK and ranked 4 out 331 in terms of total crimes and 2 in terms of crime rate in Outer London.

In 2024, the total Hillingdon crimes were 22,638. The crime rate of Hillingdon in 2024 was 74.00 (year) or 6.17 (month) ranking it 240 danzarous in the UK. Hillingdon ranked 4 in terms of total crimes and 1 in terms of crime rate in Outer London.

In 2023, the total crimes in Hillingdon were around 36,086 crimes with yearly crime rate of 117.96 (year) or 9.83 (month) ranking 71 out 331 most dangerous city in the UK. As compared to neighboring cities in Outer London, Hillingdon ranked 6 out 331 in terms of total crimes or 2 as per crime rate of Hillingdon

CityFebruary 202620242023
CrimesRank (Outer London)CrimesRank (Outer London)CrimesRank (Outer London)
Harrow1,774 2012,311 1519,636 19
Sutton1,266 198,988 1915,828 18
Richmond upon Thames1,105 188,641 1815,748 17
Bexley1,494 1711,384 1720,257 16
Merton1,269 169,994 1617,989 15
Bromley2,253 1416,680 1328,760 14
Kingston upon Thames1,193 128,165 1415,645 12
Barnet3,100 1320,339 1236,190 13
Havering1,879 1113,869 1125,160 11
Redbridge2,287 1016,685 1029,930 10
Barking and Dagenham1,819 913,850 924,133 9
Waltham Forest2,272 818,043 730,955 8
Hounslow2,415 418,366 832,912 4
Croydon3,532 727,293 343,781 7
Ealing3,435 623,905 641,271 6
Greenwich2,642 519,510 432,543 5
Enfield2,978 322,077 538,814 3
Brent3,312 124,651 240,527 1

Hillingdon Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

February 2026 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 814 incidents, and Anti-social behaviour was another prevalent crime category with 677 incidents.

During January 2026, The highest incident rate was for Violence and sexual offences (853 reports) and Anti-social behaviour incidents were also notably high (654 cases).

December 2025 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 856 incidents, and Anti-social behaviour was another prevalent crime category with 705 incidents.

During November 2025, The highest incident rate was for Violence and sexual offences (793 reports) and Anti-social behaviour incidents were also notably high (724 cases).

In October 2025, Anti-social behaviour dominated crime reports (907 incidents), followed by Violence and sexual offences also remained a significant concern (826 incidents).

Recorded incidents of Violence and sexual offences were the most frequent (861 incidents) were the most common in September 2025, with There was a large number of incidents involving Anti-social behaviour (714 incidents) also being high.

For August 2025 , the most reported crimes were Most crimes reported were Anti-social behaviour (887 incidents) and then Violence and sexual offences showed a substantial number of incidents (811 incidents).

July 2025 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 997 incidents, and Anti-social behaviour was another prevalent crime category with 914 incidents.

During June 2025, The highest incident rate was for Violence and sexual offences (928 reports) and Anti-social behaviour incidents were also notably high (877 cases).

In May 2025, Anti-social behaviour dominated crime reports (934 incidents), followed by Violence and sexual offences also remained a significant concern (913 incidents).

Recorded incidents of Violence and sexual offences were the most frequent (862 incidents) were the most common in April 2025, with There was a large number of incidents involving Anti-social behaviour (843 incidents) also being high.

For March 2025 , the most reported crimes were Most crimes reported were Violence and sexual offences (833 incidents) and then Anti-social behaviour showed a substantial number of incidents (762 incidents).

February 2025 crime data shows Violence and sexual offences saw the largest number of reported crimes with 818 incidents, and Anti-social behaviour was another prevalent crime category with 628 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange

Crime by Type

A total of 10226 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 786.62 incidents per month. May 2025 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 934 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 2026677
January 2026654
December 2025705
November 2025724
October 2025907
September 2025714
August 2025887
July 2025914
June 2025877
May 2025934
April 2025843
March 2025762
February 2025628

A total of 4057 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 312.08 incidents per month. September 2025 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 353 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 2026319
January 2026344
December 2025295
November 2025342
October 2025285
September 2025353
August 2025316
July 2025273
June 2025295
May 2025337
April 2025280
March 2025306
February 2025312

A total of 2429 Public order incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 186.85 incidents per month. July 2025 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 262 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 2026149
January 2026152
December 2025167
November 2025172
October 2025200
September 2025206
August 2025226
July 2025262
June 2025199
May 2025175
April 2025191
March 2025165
February 2025165

A total of 11165 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 858.85 incidents per month. July 2025 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 997 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 2026814
January 2026853
December 2025856
November 2025793
October 2025826
September 2025861
August 2025811
July 2025997
June 2025928
May 2025913
April 2025862
March 2025833
February 2025818

A total of 1254 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 96.46 incidents per month. June 2025 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 130 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 202685
January 2026101
December 202592
November 202598
October 2025100
September 202595
August 202577
July 2025117
June 2025130
May 202584
April 202596
March 202586
February 202593

A total of 3693 Other theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 284.08 incidents per month. December 2025 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 308 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 2026280
January 2026283
December 2025308
November 2025307
October 2025301
September 2025271
August 2025294
July 2025296
June 2025270
May 2025296
April 2025262
March 2025265
February 2025260

A total of 1763 Drugs incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 135.62 incidents per month. November 2025 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 233 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 202686
January 2026151
December 2025138
November 2025233
October 2025150
September 2025146
August 2025122
July 2025184
June 2025115
May 2025151
April 2025121
March 202569
February 202597

A total of 2210 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 170.00 incidents per month. March 2025 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 213 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 2026170
January 2026165
December 2025177
November 2025173
October 2025173
September 2025182
August 2025181
July 2025206
June 2025196
May 20253
April 2025193
March 2025213
February 2025178

A total of 762 Robbery incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 58.62 incidents per month. September 2025 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 80 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 202648
January 202648
December 202558
November 202561
October 202549
September 202580
August 202562
July 202560
June 202567
May 202571
April 202553
March 202547
February 202558

A total of 193 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 14.85 incidents per month. April 2025 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 31 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 202613
January 202623
December 202517
November 202511
October 202517
September 20257
August 202510
July 202525
June 202510
May 20256
April 202531
March 202515
February 20258

A total of 2067 Other crime incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 159.00 incidents per month. August 2025 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 215 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 2026148
January 2026155
December 2025135
November 2025162
October 2025180
September 2025168
August 2025215
July 2025180
June 2025177
May 2025135
April 2025140
March 2025172
February 2025100

A total of 1655 Burglary incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 127.31 incidents per month. January 2026 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 192 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 2026137
January 2026192
December 2025119
November 2025133
October 2025152
September 2025121
August 2025111
July 202594
June 202589
May 202593
April 202589
March 2025154
February 2025171

A total of 268 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 20.62 incidents per month. October 2025 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 45 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 202613
January 202611
December 202516
November 202519
October 202545
September 202526
August 202525
July 202521
June 202519
May 202519
April 202522
March 202519
February 202513

A total of 3297 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 13 month period, averaging 253.62 incidents per month. August 2025 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 314 reported cases.

MonthCount
February 2026219
January 2026249
December 2025253
November 2025289
October 2025282
September 2025301
August 2025314
July 2025285
June 2025247
May 2025219
April 2025212
March 2025193
February 2025234

High Crime Locations Hillingdon in February 2026

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the Hillingdon postcode area is presented below.

1. Bedfont Court (Map)
Total128
Other crime49
Anti-social behaviour27
Vehicle crime19
Other theft19
Violence and sexual offences6
Public order4
Possession of weapons3
Theft from the person1
2. Shopping Area (Map)
Total87
Other crime33
Other theft18
Anti-social behaviour11
Violence and sexual offences10
Vehicle crime6
Theft from the person4
Shoplifting3
Public order2
3. Bath Road (Map)
Total45
Other theft15
Anti-social behaviour9
Violence and sexual offences6
Public order6
Burglary6
Vehicle crime3
4. Supermarket (Map)
Total39
Shoplifting27
Public order6
Anti-social behaviour5
Bicycle theft1
5. Conway Road (Map)
Total39
Other crime23
Other theft12
Shoplifting3
Possession of weapons1
6. Prison (Map)
Total31
Violence and sexual offences29
Public order2

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