Crime in Hillingdon
Recorded crime in Hillingdon is about the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 17%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
329,185 residents in 170 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 4/10Above average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.0/10Good
- 5-year change
- +17%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 17% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Hillingdon, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the England and Wales average. 85 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 48% of the harm here
- Burglary: 16% of the harm here
- Robbery: 11% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 28 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 | 1.8 |
| Burglary | 5.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 25.3 |
| Drugs | 3.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 4.3 |
| Other theft | 10.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.9 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 12.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.2 |
| Public order | 5.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 |
| Shoplifting | 6.2 |
| Hillingdon 009E | 0.0 |
| Hillingdon 011C | 0.1 |
What crimes are recorded in Hillingdon
91.6 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Hillingdon in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 31,179. Home Office recorded crime: 30,164 (3% 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 | 1,180 | 3.6 | Up 16% |
| Cars broken into | 1,861 | 5.7 | Down 8% |
| Vehicle tampering | 427 | 1.3 | Down 2% |
| Vandalism to homes | 377 | 1.1 | Down 5% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 114 | 0.35 | Down 51% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 679 | 2.1 | Up 6% |
| Arson | 76 | 0.23 | Down 42% |
| Burglary of homes | 759 | 2.3 | Down 8% |
| Burglary of businesses | 406 | 1.2 | Down 9% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 4 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 72 | 0.22 | Up 14% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 131 | 0.40 | Up 22% |
| Robbery of people | 452 | 1.4 | Down 7% |
| Robbery of businesses | 262 | 0.80 | Up 6% |
| Violence with injury | 2,181 | 6.6 | Up 8% |
| Violence without injury | 4,384 | 13.3 | Up 5% |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,134 | 6.5 | Up 18% |
| Sexual offences | 951 | 2.9 | Up 11% |
| Shoplifting | 2,897 | 8.8 | Down 5% |
| Bicycle theft | 227 | 0.69 | About the same |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1,005 | 3.1 | Up 7% |
| Drug dealing | 783 | 2.4 | Up 79% |
| Drug possession | 821 | 2.5 | Up 30% |
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 Hillingdon.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Hillingdon, 6% 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) | 9,411 | 7% | 4% | 61% | 20% | 8% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3,396 | 2% | 0% | 8% | 87% | 3% |
| Other theft | 3,340 | 1% | 1% | 13% | 80% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 2,942 | 13% | 5% | 16% | 64% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 2,296 | 4% | 1% | 24% | 66% | 5% |
| Public order | 2,136 | 8% | 1% | 48% | 33% | 10% |
| Other crime | 1,910 | 5% | 27% | 53% | 8% | 7% |
| Burglary | 1,407 | 4% | 0% | 11% | 79% | 5% |
| Drugs | 1,289 | 14% | 32% | 42% | 4% | 8% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1,175 | 1% | 0% | 11% | 81% | 7% |
| Robbery | 714 | 7% | 0% | 29% | 58% | 6% |
| Bicycle theft | 237 | 0% | 0% | 4% | 89% | 7% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 171 | 45% | 8% | 32% | 6% | 9% |
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 Hillingdon
Questions about crime in Hillingdon
- Is Hillingdon a safe place to live?
- Hillingdon 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 Hillingdon?
- Up 17% over 5 years, from 26,199 recorded crimes a year to 30,599.
- What is the most common crime in Hillingdon?
- 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 Hillingdon?
- In Hillingdon, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 48% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Hillingdon?
- Of 1,407 burglaries reported in Hillingdon between September 2024 and August 2025, 4% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 79% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Hillingdon?
- In Hillingdon, the police recorded 1,180 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 3.6 per 1,000 residents, up 16% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Hillingdon?
- 1,170 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Hillingdon in 2025/26, 3.6 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Hillingdon last year?
- 4 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Hillingdon in 2025/26, against 2 the year before.