Postcode · Rickmansworth
Crime in WD3 5JB
How much crime is recorded in WD3 5JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chorleywood
- Council
- Three Rivers
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,472 (2024)
WD3 5JBRickmansworth
How safe is WD3 5JB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD3 5JB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WD3 5JBNational
Shoplifting23.28.4
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary5.59.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.61.4
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.