Total Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stag Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chorleywood North & Sarratt , and the 101st 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 Stag Lane (WD3 5HP) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stag Lane (WD3 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near Waterfield. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dove Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quickley Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Quickley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Quickley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Heronsgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lawford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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