Total Crime Rate
94.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baldwins Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chorleywood North & Sarratt , and the 65th 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 Baldwins Lane (WD3 3LR) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% higher than the Chorleywood North & Sarratt average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baldwins Lane (WD3 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorrofield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sansom Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sansom Close | Under investigation |
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