Total Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Townfield area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Penn & Mill End , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Townfield (WD3 7DD) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Penn & Mill End average (69.8 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 Anti-social behaviour 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 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Townfield (WD3 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belfry Lane, where police recorded 25 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.
View Crime In Rickmansworth Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wensum Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parsonage Road | Under investigation |
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