Heston Central
WardNorth west Hounslow. About 15,404 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Heston Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Heston Central compares
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Is Heston Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heston Central at a rate of 97.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.4 per 1,000 people across Hounslow.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 132 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heston Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (481), anti-social behaviour (390) and other crime (217).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Hounslow
These figures are published for the whole of Hounslow, not for each ward, so they describe all of Hounslow and not Heston Central alone. See Hounslow
Heston Central in brief
Heston Central had 14,532 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Heston Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Heston Central, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Heston Central, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.