Crime in Rickmansworth
Recorded crime in Rickmansworth is 1.2 times the Three Rivers average and 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 16%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Rickmansworth: about 9,155 residents in 14 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 7.9/10Good
- 5-year change
- +16%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.2×the Three Rivers average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Rickmansworth.
Crime over 5 years
Up 16% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Rickmansworth, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the Three Rivers average (0.7× the England and Wales average). 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 54% of the harm here
- Burglary: 19% of the harm here
- Other theft: 7% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 17 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Three Rivers (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Three Rivers council area, not only Rickmansworth. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 154 | 1.6 | Down 4% |
| Cars broken into | 125 | 1.3 | Down 28% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 245 | 2.6 | Down 24% |
| Burglary of homes | 169 | 1.8 | Down 15% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in WD3
In WD3, the postcode district at the centre of Rickmansworth, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 926 | 4% | 4% | 71% | 16% | 6% |
| Other theft | 243 | 1% | 2% | 21% | 73% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 217 | 13% | 3% | 15% | 67% | 2% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 177 | 3% | 5% | 27% | 59% | 5% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 160 | 1% | 0% | 7% | 85% | 8% |
| Public order | 151 | 9% | 5% | 53% | 26% | 8% |
| Burglary | 134 | 1% | 1% | 7% | 87% | 4% |
| Drugs | 56 | 30% | 36% | 20% | 0% | 14% |
| Other crime | 55 | 2% | 9% | 45% | 29% | 15% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Three Rivers, 2023 to 2025: 117 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 24 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 4 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.2 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 20% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.6 |
| Burglary | 4.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 19.7 |
| Drugs | 2.4 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.6 |
| Other crime | 1.1 |
| Other theft | 8.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.0 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 6.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.6 |
| Public order | 4.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.0 |
| Shoplifting | 8.2 |
Postcode districts in Rickmansworth
Nearby towns
Council: Three Rivers
Questions about crime in Rickmansworth
- Is Rickmansworth a safe place to live?
- Rickmansworth scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Three Rivers average.
- Is crime going up or down in Rickmansworth?
- Up 16% over 5 years, from 526 recorded crimes a year to 610.
- What is the most common crime in Rickmansworth?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 20 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Rickmansworth compare with Three Rivers?
- Crime severity in Rickmansworth is 1.2 times the Three Rivers average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Rickmansworth?
- In WD3, the postcode district at the centre of Rickmansworth, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 42% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Rickmansworth?
- Of 134 burglaries reported in WD3, the postcode district at the centre of Rickmansworth between September 2024 and August 2025, 1% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 87% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Rickmansworth?
- In Three Rivers, the council area Rickmansworth is in, the police recorded 154 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, down 4% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Rickmansworth?
- 245 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Three Rivers, the council area Rickmansworth is in, 2.6 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Rickmansworth last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Three Rivers, the council area Rickmansworth is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.