Crime in Ealing
Recorded crime in Ealing is about the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 10%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
385,985 residents in 199 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 4/10Above average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.9/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- +10%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 10% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Ealing, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the England and Wales average. 77 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 48% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Robbery: 15% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 29 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 | 2.3 |
| Burglary | 5.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 25.3 |
| Drugs | 3.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 1.0 |
| Other theft | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 11.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.3 |
| Public order | 5.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 4.5 |
What crimes are recorded in Ealing
80.6 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Ealing in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 32,251. Home Office recorded crime: 31,104 (4% apart).
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 5.4% 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 | 1,046 | 2.7 | Down 6% |
| Cars broken into | 2,561 | 6.6 | Down 6% |
| Vehicle tampering | 356 | 0.92 | Down 10% |
| Vandalism to homes | 402 | 1.0 | Down 5% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 136 | 0.35 | Down 4% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 722 | 1.9 | Up 18% |
| Arson | 83 | 0.22 | Up 15% |
| Burglary of homes | 982 | 2.5 | Up 2% |
| Burglary of businesses | 472 | 1.2 | Down 9% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 95 | 0.25 | Up 53% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 152 | 0.39 | Up 22% |
| Robbery of people | 623 | 1.6 | Down 14% |
| Robbery of businesses | 252 | 0.65 | Up 9% |
| Violence with injury | 2,582 | 6.7 | Up 3% |
| Violence without injury | 5,092 | 13.2 | Up 7% |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,462 | 6.4 | Up 15% |
| Sexual offences | 1,019 | 2.6 | Up 11% |
| Shoplifting | 2,329 | 6.0 | Down 27% |
| Bicycle theft | 315 | 0.82 | Down 23% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1,187 | 3.1 | Down 6% |
| Drug dealing | 1,230 | 3.2 | Up 103% |
| Drug possession | 919 | 2.4 | Up 34% |
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: 13,775 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Ealing.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Ealing, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 10,882 | 6% | 4% | 60% | 23% | 8% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4,261 | 1% | 0% | 6% | 90% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 3,370 | 3% | 1% | 15% | 77% | 2% |
| Other theft | 2,858 | 1% | 0% | 16% | 79% | 5% |
| Public order | 2,256 | 6% | 1% | 46% | 37% | 10% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 2,051 | 3% | 1% | 26% | 65% | 5% |
| Drugs | 1,768 | 13% | 25% | 53% | 3% | 6% |
| Burglary | 1,701 | 3% | 0% | 11% | 81% | 4% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1,338 | 1% | 0% | 11% | 80% | 8% |
| Robbery | 921 | 7% | 0% | 25% | 61% | 7% |
| Other crime | 432 | 11% | 1% | 42% | 27% | 19% |
| Bicycle theft | 417 | 0% | 0% | 6% | 88% | 5% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 165 | 39% | 2% | 38% | 8% | 13% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Postcode districts in Ealing
Questions about crime in Ealing
- Is Ealing a safe place to live?
- Ealing scores 4 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 Ealing?
- Up 10% over 5 years, from 29,169 recorded crimes a year to 32,209.
- What is the most common crime in Ealing?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 25 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Ealing?
- In Ealing, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 52% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Ealing?
- Of 1,701 burglaries reported in Ealing between September 2024 and August 2025, 3% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 81% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Ealing?
- In Ealing, the police recorded 1,046 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.7 per 1,000 residents, down 6% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Ealing?
- 1,260 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Ealing in 2025/26, 3.3 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Ealing last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Ealing in 2025/26, against 6 the year before.