Total Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blacketts Wood Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chorleywood North & Sarratt , and the 61st 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 Blacketts Wood Drive (WD3 5QQ) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blacketts Wood Drive (WD3 5QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Farm Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carpenters Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grovewood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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