Total Crime Rate
85.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barn Lea area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chorleywood South & Maple Cross , and the 79th 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 Barn Lea (WD3 8QZ) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barn Lea (WD3 8QZ), 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.
View Crime In Chorleywood South & Maple Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fearney Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarkfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd'S Lane | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cress End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shepherd'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shepherd'S Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cress End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Basing Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springwell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Springwell Avenue | Under investigation |
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