Total Crime Rate

113.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drayton Ford area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chorleywood South & Maple Cross , and the 44th highest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drayton Ford (WD3 8FE) in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 110.1% higher than the Chorleywood South & Maple Cross average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton Ford (WD3 8FE), the main crime hotspot is near Basing Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chorleywood South & Maple Cross

Crime Over Time in Drayton Ford area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basing Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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