Crime by Postcode
TW6Postcode district

TW6 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in TW6 is 6.3 times the Hillingdon average and 6.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 48%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences. Police data to August 2026.

Hillingdon. 3,006 residents in 3 neighbourhoods.

Safety
1/10High crime
Living
6.3/10Fair
5-year change
+48%more crimes
vs the council
6.3×the Hillingdon average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 6.3× the Hillingdon average (6.4× the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Hillingdon 032A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeHillingdon 031A: no scoreHillingdon 031C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

1 neighbourhood has no population figure, so it is not scored.

Crime over 5 years

Up 48% in 5 years Recorded crimes in TW6, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 2,100 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 20222,100Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 2,307 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 20232,307Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 2,845 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 20242,845Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 3,008 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 20253,008Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 3,115 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 20263,115

What is recorded

Crime severity: 6.3× the Hillingdon average (6.4× the England and Wales average). 743 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences: 35% of the harm here
  • Other crime: 26% of the harm here
  • Other theft: 20% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 232 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Fair accessScore 5 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 3.3 km.
  • Asda Hayes Superstore (Asda), 3.7 km from the district centre
  • Tesco Ashford Middlesex Extra (Tesco), 4.4 km from the district centre
  • Tesco Feltham Superstore (Tesco), 4.4 km from the district centre

Transport

Good accessScore 7 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 5.
  • Nearest railway station: Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Rail Station, 810 m from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Underground Station, 640 m from the district centre

Schools

Fair schools nearbyScore 5 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • Heathrow Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2022), 1.4 km away
  • William Byrd Primary Academy: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 1.4 km away
  • Cranford Park Academy: Good (ungraded inspection, 2023), 1.8 km away
  • Cranford Primary School: Good (ungraded inspection, 2022), 1.9 km away
  • Pinkwell Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2022), 2.0 km away
  • No rated secondary school within 2 km, so that half of the score counts as 1.

Health

Good accessScore 8 out of 10
  • Nearest GP surgery: GLENDALE MEDICAL CENTRE, 2.2 km from the district centre, CQC rating: Good, rated 2017
  • Nearest hospital with A&E: Hillingdon Hospital, 5.5 km from the district centre

Crime by type

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

TypePer 1,000 a year
Robbery2.6
Burglary8.8
Violence and sexual offences116.2
Drugs17.5
Possession of weapons5.9
Other crime213.4
Other theft194.4
Theft from the person17.8
Vehicle crime57.5
Criminal damage and arson24.4
Public order39.4
Bicycle theft3.3
Shoplifting41.6

Trend over the years

Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

201679.7201784.5201888.3201995.9202054.7202154.42022100.52023103.92024134.32025141.82026142.6

Last 12 months: 144.9 against a 10-year average of 98.0, 48% higher.

Questions about crime in TW6

Is TW6 a safe place to live?
TW6 scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 6.3 times the Hillingdon average.
Is crime going up or down in TW6?
Up 48% over 5 years, from 2,100 recorded crimes a year to 3,115.
What is the most common crime in TW6?
The most common recorded crime is other crime, about 213 per 1,000 residents a year. The most harm, weighted by how serious each crime is, comes from violence and sexual offences.
How does crime in TW6 compare with Hillingdon?
Crime severity in TW6 is 6.3 times the Hillingdon average.

Nearest town

Council: Hillingdon

Town-centre neighbourhoods

Few people live in these areas but many shop, work and go out there, so crime per resident looks far higher than the risk to someone living there. They have no Safety score, because compared with residential areas the number would mislead; their crime figures are still shown.

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