Crime in Hounslow district: statistics, rates and trends

Violence and sexual offences (9,996), anti-social behaviour (6,845) and vehicle crime (2,634) made up 59% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 74th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the highest quarter.

Recorded crime in Hounslow district peaked in the year to August 2020 (34,652 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2022 (30,993). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 4%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.

Month by month

Compared with England and Wales, Hounslow district recorded notably more theft from the person (78% above the national rate), vehicle crime (77% above the national rate) and bicycle theft (71% above the national rate), and notably less other crime (37% below) and criminal damage and arson (35% below). On the year before, possession of weapons rose from 155 to 205, while criminal damage and arson fell from 1,916 to 1,317.

What each category covers: crime categories.

26,167 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Hounslow district in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 87.4 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, Hounslow district had the 90th 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 Hounslow district is an undercount.

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

The largest category was violence without injury, with 4,475 offences (17% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for vehicle offences (1.8 times the national rate), trafficking of drugs (1.7 times the national rate) and bicycle theft (1.7 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for arson (0.63 times), miscellaneous crimes against society (0.63 times) and possession of weapons (0.68 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, Hounslow district had the 16th 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.

4 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Hounslow district; the highest is Hammersmith and Fulham district (138.8 per 1,000) and the lowest Elmbridge (61.2).

Of the 23 areas within Hounslow district, Hounslow Central had the highest crime rate (288.9 per 1,000) and Hounslow South the lowest (56.0), 5 times apart.

The 10 locations below account for 21% of the crime recorded in Hounslow district over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (2,169).

Of the 25,929 crimes in Hounslow district with a recorded outcome, 41% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 4.7% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 6,845 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

Hounslow district has an estimated population of 299,424 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has more private renting (31%, against 20%), more households without a car (33%, against 23%) and fewer retired residents (13%, against 22%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Hounslow district average decile 4.1 (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.