Total Crime Rate

428.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 428.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.0 8/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penn & Mill End , and the 4th highest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (WD3 1AB) in the last 12 months was 428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 513.7% higher than the Penn & Mill End average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 207.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WD3 1AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wensum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorleywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorleywood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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