Total Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Berry Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penn & Mill End , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Berry Lane (WD3 4BT) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berry Lane (WD3 4BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edinburgh Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aldbury Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penn & Mill End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quickwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oakfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oakfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quickwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Quickwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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