Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bury Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penn & Mill End , and the 94th highest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bury Lane (WD3 1DX) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Penn & Mill End average (74.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bury Lane (WD3 1DX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bury Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bury Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bury Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Skidmore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Goral Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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