Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 54.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Grove Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chorleywood South & Maple Cross , and the 121st highest 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 Grove Road (WD3 8ED) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Chorleywood South & Maple Cross average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (WD3 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Clarkfield. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fearney Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Willows Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uxbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarkfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cress End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northcourt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Lea —
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Data Sources

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