Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 94.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Links Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chorleywood North & Sarratt , and the 65th highest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Links Way (WD3 3RQ) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Way (WD3 3RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorrofield Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Links Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sansom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorrofield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sansom Close —
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Data Sources

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