Crime Rates at Chorleywood Bottom, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5JR

Chorleywood Bottom area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chorleywood North & Sarratt , and the 137th 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 Chorleywood Bottom (WD3 5JR) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chorleywood Bottom (WD3 5JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Common Gate Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Capell Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.