Total Crime Rate
58.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Berry Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penn & Mill End , and the 116th highest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Berry Lane (WD3 4BU) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berry Lane (WD3 4BU), 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 | 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 | The Queen'S Drive | Under investigation |
| 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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