Postcode · Rickmansworth
Crime in WD3 9SP
How much crime is recorded in WD3 9SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mill End, Heronsgate & Maple Cross
- Council
- Three Rivers
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
How safe is WD3 9SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD3 9SP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 9SPNational
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Burglary22.09.1
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime3.31.5
Public order3.34.6
Drugs3.02.4
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 86% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.