Crap Towns / Rickmansworth / Crime

How much crime is there in Rickmansworth?

The police recorded 54.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Rickmansworth from September 2023 to August 2026, 29% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 21.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 55.5, up from 55.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	55.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	52.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	55.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	21.1	34.1
Shoplifting	8.8	7.1
Other theft	6.7	5.4
Public order	3.8	6.6
Vehicle crime	3.7	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	3.5	7.0
Burglary	2.1	3.1
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Other crime	1.2	2.0
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Watford	4.2 km	82.1
Harrow	9.8 km	62.6
Rickmansworth	–	54.3
Bushey	7.5 km	51.8
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	7.8 km	47.4
Little Chalfont	7.2 km	44.1
Gerrards Cross	9.0 km	42.6
Bovingdon	10.4 km	42.3
Chalfont St Peter	7.5 km	38.0
Chorleywood	3.3 km	33.1
Moor Park	2.8 km	21.8
The typical town	–	76.2