Total Crime Rate
86.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodwicks area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chorleywood South & Maple Cross , and the 74th highest crime rate of 277 local areas in Three Rivers .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodwicks (WD3 9TL) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodwicks (WD3 9TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pollards, where police recorded 28 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.
View Crime In Chorleywood South & Maple Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodwicks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechen Wood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chalfont Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pollards | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodwicks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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