| Topic: | West Ealing — Why Are Council and Police Failing Us? | |
| Posted by: | Mark callan | |
| Date/Time: | 26/08/25 11:05:00 |
| After watching yet another shoplifter run out of one of the few shops still trading, stepping over a beggar lying prone on the pavement, and seeing a drug deal behind Sainsbury’s, I can’t help but ask: why do we tolerate this? West Ealing isn’t just struggling, it is one of the borough’s worst hotspots. In a recent community survey by West Ealing Neighbours, 76% of residents said they don’t feel safe here, and only 29% of those affected by anti-social behaviour even report it, because nothing seems to change. Police data shows West Ealing’s anti-social behaviour rate is 26.8 per 1,000 people, ranking it among the highest in London. And this sits within a borough already in trouble. Ealing recorded over 32,000 offences last year, a 5.9% rise even as crime nationally edged down. Violent crime has climbed by more than a third since 2014. So the question is obvious: why have the Labour-run council and the Metropolitan Police’s local leadership allowed West Ealing to fall so far, so fast? If they can’t turn it around, shouldn’t they be replaced? There are some great people in this area — why should they be forced to live like this? |