Crap Towns / Chorleywood / Crime

How much crime is there in Chorleywood?

The police recorded 33.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Chorleywood from September 2023 to August 2026, 57% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 14.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 31.7, down from 31.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	31.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	35.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	31.7	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	14.0	34.1
Burglary	3.6	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.2	3.8
Other theft	2.7	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	2.6	7.0
Shoplifting	2.5	7.1
Public order	1.6	6.6
Drugs	1.2	2.4
Other crime	0.8	2.0
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.0	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Watford	7.1 km	82.1
Chesham	10.1 km	58.7
Rickmansworth	3.3 km	54.3
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	8.0 km	47.4
Little Chalfont	4.0 km	44.1
Amersham	7.2 km	43.7
Gerrards Cross	8.4 km	42.6
Bovingdon	8.2 km	42.3
Chalfont St Peter	6.2 km	38.0
Chorleywood	–	33.1
Moor Park	6.0 km	21.8
The typical town	–	76.2