Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chorleywood South & Maple Cross , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 276 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 Penn Road (WD3 8QW) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Road (WD3 8QW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Penn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shepherd'S Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Shepherd'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basing Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Fearney Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Lane Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Springwell Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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