Crime in Hillingdon district: statistics, rates and trends

Violence and sexual offences (9,986), anti-social behaviour (8,648) and vehicle crime (3,470) made up 56% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 50th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the highest quarter.

Recorded crime in Hillingdon district peaked in the year to August 2020 (39,411 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2022 (34,116). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 10%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.

Month by month

Compared with England and Wales, Hillingdon district recorded notably more other crime (3.1 times the national rate), vehicle crime (2.1 times the national rate) and theft from the person (72% above the national rate), and notably less criminal damage and arson (40% below) and possession of weapons (33% below). On the year before, possession of weapons rose from 168 to 214 and drugs rose from 1,286 to 1,487, while criminal damage and arson fell from 2,272 to 1,337 and theft from the person fell from 1,129 to 955.

What each category covers: crime categories.

30,158 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Hillingdon district in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 91.6 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, Hillingdon district had the 77th 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 Hillingdon district is an undercount.

No change on the year or longer series is given for Hillingdon 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 Hillingdon district, the year ending March 2026

The largest category was violence without injury, with 4,391 offences (15% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for miscellaneous crimes against society (2.8 times the national rate), vehicle offences (2.1 times the national rate) and trafficking of drugs (2.0 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for possession of weapons (0.59 times), arson (0.61 times) and stalking and harassment (0.64 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, Hillingdon district had the 13th highest 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.

1 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Hillingdon district; the highest is Brent district (120.6 per 1,000) and the lowest Three Rivers (67.7).

Of the 22 areas within Hillingdon district, Heathrow Villages had the highest crime rate (457.4 per 1,000) and Ickenham & South Harefield the lowest (40.4), 11 times apart.

The 10 locations below account for 31% of the crime recorded in Hillingdon district over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Shopping Area” (3,476).

Of the 30,606 crimes in Hillingdon district with a recorded outcome, 41% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 4.6% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 8,648 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

Hillingdon district has an estimated population of 329,185 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has a younger population (13%, against 19%), fewer retired residents (16%, against 22%) and more private renting (26%, against 20%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Hillingdon district average decile 5.1 (1 = most deprived), close to the middle.

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