Postcode district · Northolt
Crime in UB5
How much crime is recorded in UB5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Ealing
- Region
- London
- Population
- 67,831 (2024)
How safe is UB5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in UB5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
UB5National
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Burglary9.89.1
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Shoplifting5.28.4
Drugs3.92.4
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Robbery2.11.4
Theft from the person1.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.