Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 44.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gypsy Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chorleywood North & Sarratt , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gypsy Lane (WD4 8PS) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Chorleywood North & Sarratt average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gypsy Lane (WD4 8PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Maltings, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Mill Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gypsy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Old Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long Elms Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Maltings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Maltings Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs The Maltings Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Old Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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