Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Penn Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chorleywood South & Maple Cross , and the 35th highest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penn Road (WD3 8QN) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 137.3% higher than the Chorleywood South & Maple Cross average (53.8 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Road (WD3 8QN), the main crime hotspot is near Shepherd'S Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chorleywood South & Maple Cross

Crime Over Time in Penn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Lane Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shepherd'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Way —
Sep 2025Public order Mill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fearney Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shepherd'S Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basing Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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