Total Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

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 131.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Curtis Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chorleywood South & Maple Cross , and the 27th highest crime rate of 277 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 Curtis Close (WD3 8QA) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 145.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curtis Close (WD3 8QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shepherd'S Lane, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Williamson Way (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Curtis Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherd'S Lane β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fearney Mead β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williamson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williamson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Willows Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williamson Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherd'S Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherd'S Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cress End β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcourt Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northcourt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherd'S Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherd'S Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherd'S Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Lea β€”
Apr 2026Public order Shepherd'S Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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