Crime in Hounslow
Recorded crime in Hounslow is 1.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 10%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
299,424 residents in 150 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 8.7/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- +10%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 10% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Hounslow, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the England and Wales average. 83 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 51% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Robbery: 11% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 27 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.9 |
| Burglary | 5.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 27.9 |
| Drugs | 4.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 11.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.0 |
| Public order | 6.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.1 |
| Shoplifting | 5.3 |
What crimes are recorded in Hounslow
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.5% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 832 | 2.8 | Down 7% |
| Cars broken into | 1,558 | 5.2 | Down 19% |
| Vehicle tampering | 260 | 0.87 | Down 29% |
| Vandalism to homes | 321 | 1.1 | Down 9% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 128 | 0.43 | Up 7% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 579 | 1.9 | Up 6% |
| Arson | 72 | 0.24 | Down 28% |
| Burglary of homes | 715 | 2.4 | Up 12% |
| Burglary of businesses | 353 | 1.2 | Down 8% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 4 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 88 | 0.29 | Up 54% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 114 | 0.38 | Up 36% |
| Robbery of people | 395 | 1.3 | Down 13% |
| Robbery of businesses | 238 | 0.79 | Up 27% |
| Violence with injury | 2,212 | 7.4 | Up 3% |
| Violence without injury | 4,475 | 14.9 | Up 10% |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,063 | 6.9 | Up 4% |
| Sexual offences | 792 | 2.6 | Up 8% |
| Shoplifting | 2,650 | 8.9 | About the same |
| Bicycle theft | 434 | 1.4 | Down 4% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 852 | 2.8 | Down 19% |
| Drug dealing | 605 | 2.0 | Up 10% |
| Drug possession | 865 | 2.9 | Up 54% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,806 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Hounslow.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Postcode districts in Hounslow
Questions about crime in Hounslow
- Is Hounslow a safe place to live?
- Hounslow scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Hounslow?
- Up 10% over 5 years, from 23,543 recorded crimes a year to 25,904.
- What is the most common crime in Hounslow?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 28 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How many cars are stolen in Hounslow?
- In Hounslow, the police recorded 832 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.8 per 1,000 residents, down 7% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Hounslow?
- 1,028 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Hounslow in 2025/26, 3.4 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Hounslow last year?
- 4 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Hounslow in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.