Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 57th highest crime rate of 277 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 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (WD3 8JE), the main crime hotspot is near Clarkfield. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 33 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cress End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northcourt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalk Dell —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berry Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Berry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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