Crime in W3: Acton, London
data.police.uk recorded 711 street-level crimes at the representative point for W3 (Acton, London) in Aug 2026. The most common category was anti-social behaviour (201 reports, 28.3% of the total). The monthly total fell versus the month before. That is roughly in line with the recent 6-month average for this area.
Acton, a west London residential district with busy main roads.
Crime by category in W3
Every street-level crime recorded near the W3 representative point in Aug 2026, by Home Office category, most common first:
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 201 | 28.3% |
| Violence and sexual offences | 175 | 24.6% |
| Shoplifting | 85 | 12% |
| Vehicle crime | 63 | 8.9% |
| Other theft | 50 | 7% |
| Public order | 33 | 4.6% |
| Burglary | 32 | 4.5% |
| Drugs | 20 | 2.8% |
| Robbery | 18 | 2.5% |
| Theft from the person | 15 | 2.1% |
| Other crime | 10 | 1.4% |
| Possession of weapons | 5 | 0.7% |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 0.6% |
711 crimes recorded in Aug 2026. data.police.uk snaps each crime to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points, so counts describe the area around the W3 centroid, not a single street or property.
W3 crime trend: last 6 months
The monthly recorded-crime total at the W3 representative point. The recent monthly average is 756 crimes. A single outcode is a small sample, so read the direction rather than any single month.
Source: data.police.uk crimes-street API. The dataset publishes monthly with a ~1–2 month lag; the latest month shown is the newest the API had on the last refresh.
How safe is W3?
In Aug 2026, W3 was roughly in line with the recent 6-month average for this area. Recorded crime is not the same as risk: city-centre and high-footfall outcodes record more crime simply because more people pass through them, and recorded figures reflect reporting and policing as well as offending. Use this as area context alongside the price, flood and ground-stability picture — not in isolation.
711 recorded crimes · Aug 2026 · anti-social behaviour most common
See the crime mapped to one W3 address
This page is the area picture. To see the crimes mapped closest to one exact property — alongside its sold-price history, EPC, flood and ground risk, and a current valuation — search the address. The full breakdown is in the £24.99 Complete report.
Try or search any UK postcode
Frequently asked questions
How much crime is there in W3?
data.police.uk recorded 711 street-level crimes in W3 (Acton, London) in Aug 2026, against a recent monthly average of 756 over the last 6 months. The largest single category was anti-social behaviour, at 28.3% of reports. These are reports snapped to anonymised map points near the outcode centroid, not a per-property figure.
What are the most common crimes in W3?
In Aug 2026 the most common recorded categories in W3 were anti-social behaviour (201), violence and sexual offences (175), shoplifting (85). The full category breakdown is in the table above, taken straight from the Home Office crime categories on data.police.uk.
Is W3 getting safer or more dangerous?
Over the last 6 months of data.police.uk data, the monthly recorded-crime total for W3 fell most recently and averaged 756 crimes a month. A single outcode is a small sample and recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as underlying offending, so read the trend, not one month in isolation.
How accurate is the crime data for W3?
It is official Home Office data published on data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Each crime is snapped to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points near where it happened — never the exact address — so figures describe the area around the outcode centroid, not a single property. Search an exact address on HouseCheckup to see the crimes mapped closest to it in the full report.
Crime in nearby areas
Paddington and Bayswater, a high-footfall central transport and tourism district.
Chiswick, a residential west London riverside district.
Notting Hill, a busy central residential, market and nightlife district.
Hammersmith, a busy west London riverside district and transport hub.
West Kensington and Olympia, a dense west London district in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Ealing Broadway, a busy west London town centre.
Sources
- Street-level crime data — data.police.uk (Home Office)
- Outcode geocoding — postcodes.io
Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses.