Total Crime Rate
117.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Downer Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chorleywood North & Sarratt , and the 39th highest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Downer Drive (WD3 6BD) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 142.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Downer Drive (WD3 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alexandra Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downer Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Downer Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downer Drive | Under investigation |
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