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Crime in W5 2

How much crime is recorded in W5 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Ealing
Region
London
Population
24,612 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W5 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in W5 2, above 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
36.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

W5 2National
Anti-social behaviour22.510.7
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Shoplifting19.28.4
Burglary17.89.1
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Other theft8.04.5
Theft from the person6.52.1
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs2.12.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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