Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 48.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nightingale Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chorleywood North & Sarratt , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Road (WD3 7BU) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Road (WD3 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wensum Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nightingale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorleywood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorleywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goosefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goosefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wensum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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