Crap Towns / Hounslow / Crime

How much crime is there in Hounslow?

The police recorded 91.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hounslow from September 2023 to August 2026, 20% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 32.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 91.8, up from 91.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	91.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	90.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	91.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	32.5	34.1
Vehicle crime	10.6	3.8
Shoplifting	8.7	7.1
Other theft	8.2	5.4
Public order	6.7	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	6.7	7.0
Burglary	5.1	3.1
Drugs	4.0	2.4
Theft from the person	3.1	0.4
Robbery	2.2	0.6
Bicycle theft	1.6	0.5
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Hillingdon	9.8 km	98.9
Hounslow	–	91.4
Ealing	6.5 km	87.6
Stanwell	7.6 km	82.4
Ashford	8.0 km	76.1
Sunbury-on-Thames	7.3 km	73.2
Walton-on-Thames	9.6 km	67.0
Shepperton	10.1 km	66.4
Richmond upon Thames	4.7 km	60.1
Ashford Common	7.4 km	51.6
West Molesey	10.0 km	42.4
The typical town	–	76.2