Crime in Ealing district: statistics, rates and trends

Violence and sexual offences (11,665), anti-social behaviour (11,432) and vehicle crime (4,265) made up 63% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 59th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the highest quarter.

The year to August 2026 had the most recorded crime in Ealing district of any year here (43,704 crimes). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 19%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.

Month by month

Compared with England and Wales, Ealing district recorded notably more vehicle crime (2.2 times the national rate), theft from the person (94% above the national rate) and anti-social behaviour (93% above the national rate), and notably less other crime (48% below) and criminal damage and arson (43% below). On the year before, possession of weapons rose from 165 to 277, while criminal damage and arson fell from 2,036 to 1,488 and shoplifting fell from 3,305 to 2,699.

What each category covers: crime categories.

31,075 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Ealing district in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 80.5 per 1,000 residents, close to the England and Wales rate of 83.2. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Ealing district had the 109th highest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).

Of the crimes recorded in the Metropolitan Police area in the year ending March 2026, 5.5% were not assigned to a district. Those crimes are counted in the force and England and Wales totals but in no district, so the figure for Ealing district is an undercount.

No change on the year or longer series is given for Ealing district: comparable figures start in the year ending March 2026, because the share of crimes in the Metropolitan Police area not assigned to a district moved from 4.3% in the year ending March 2025 to 5.5% in the year ending March 2026, which changes district totals without any change in crime.

Offences recorded in Ealing district, the year ending March 2026

The largest category was violence without injury, with 5,103 offences (16% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for trafficking of drugs (2.7 times the national rate), vehicle offences (2.0 times the national rate) and robbery of personal property (1.8 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for miscellaneous crimes against society (0.47 times), arson (0.57 times) and stalking and harassment (0.63 times).

Districts in the Metropolitan Police area, the year ending March 2026

Of the 32 districts in the Metropolitan Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Ealing district had the 14th lowest rate.

Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.

5 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Ealing district; the highest is Westminster (409.7 per 1,000) and the lowest Richmond upon Thames district (73.0).

Of the 25 areas within Ealing district, Southall Broadway had the highest crime rate (245.4 per 1,000) and North Greenford the lowest (57.1), 4 times apart.

The 10 locations below account for 18% of the crime recorded in Ealing district over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (1,612).

Of the 32,272 crimes in Ealing district with a recorded outcome, 45% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 3.8% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 11,432 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

Ealing district has an estimated population of 385,985 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has more private renting (34%, against 20%), more households without a car (37%, against 23%) and fewer retired residents (13%, against 22%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Ealing district average decile 4.0 (1 = most deprived), more deprived than average.

Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.