Total Crime Rate

94.5 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 94.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Middleton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penn & Mill End , and the 66th highest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (WD3 8JE) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 270.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (WD3 8JE), the main crime hotspot is near Clarkfield. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarkfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chalk Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Greenway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cress End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cress End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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