Postcode · Rickmansworth
Crime in WD3 9XW
How much crime is recorded in WD3 9XW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chalfont Common & St Peter East
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
WD3 9XWRickmansworth
How safe is WD3 9XW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD3 9XW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 9XWNational
Burglary13.19.1
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.24.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.