Crime Rates at Downings Wood, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9TH

Downings Wood area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chorleywood South & Maple Cross , and the 38th highest crime rate of 276 local areas in Three Rivers .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downings Wood (WD3 9TH) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 133.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downings Wood (WD3 9TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pollards, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.