Rickmansworth West
Middle areaSouth west Three Rivers. 9,123 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 47% of people in Rickmansworth West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rickmansworth West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rickmansworth West at a rate of 70.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.5 per 1,000 people across Three Rivers.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 253 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 149 |
| Other crime | 106 |
| Shoplifting | 44 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rickmansworth West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rickmansworth West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rickmansworth West at a rate of 70.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.5 per 1,000 people across Three Rivers.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 60 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rickmansworth West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (253), anti-social behaviour (149) and other crime (106).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Three Rivers
These figures are published for the whole of Three Rivers, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Three Rivers and not Rickmansworth West alone. See Three Rivers
Rickmansworth West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rickmansworth West was £597,000 in 2025.
Rickmansworth West had 9,025 usual residents at the census.
About 47% of people in Rickmansworth West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rickmansworth West, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.