(LB4) Rickmansworth Town Ward

Your local Neighbourhood Policing Team works to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour in this area. They also respond to issues or concerns, conduct regular patrols and hold surgeries to share crime prevention advice.

Other units also work in this area, responding to emergency calls (Response) and investigating crimes (Crime Investigation Department).

Your local contactable officer is listed as PC Shane Watts below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101.
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

Ben Harper

Inspector

Colin Cheesewright

Sergeant

Shane Watts

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Tackle an increase in residential burglary across the neighbourhood policing area. Issued 01 January 2026	• Patrols have been carried out. • Crime prevention advice has been shared with residents at engagement events. • Crime prevention campaigns have featured on social media. Actioned 01 March 2026
Reduce anti-social behaviour in the vicinity of Rickmansworth High Street, and Waitrose. Issued 01 January 2026	• Patrols have been carried out to help identify those involved and prevent incidents from occurring. • An engagement event was held inside Waitrose to allow people to discuss any concerns and share information about anti-social behaviour. • Officers stopped two teenagers near Waitrose, following reports of anti-social behaviour in the store and the car park. They were taken home to their parents and further enquiries are being carried out. • Officers were on patrol when they noticed a smell of cannabis. They followed the trail to a small group of teenagers. One handed over half a joint that he’d been smoking, along with a couple of others he’d prepared for later. Officers took the time to have an open and honest conversation with the group, discussing the dangers and consequences of taking drugs, as well as county lines. Actioned 01 March 2026

Priority

Action taken

Tackle an increase in residential burglary across the neighbourhood policing area.

Issued 01 January 2026

• Patrols have been carried out.
• Crime prevention advice has been shared with residents at engagement events.
• Crime prevention campaigns have featured on social media.

Actioned 01 March 2026

Reduce anti-social behaviour in the vicinity of Rickmansworth High Street, and Waitrose.

Issued 01 January 2026

• Patrols have been carried out to help identify those involved and prevent incidents from occurring.
• An engagement event was held inside Waitrose to allow people to discuss any concerns and share information about anti-social behaviour.
• Officers stopped two teenagers near Waitrose, following reports of anti-social behaviour in the store and the car park. They were taken home to their parents and further enquiries are being carried out.
• Officers were on patrol when they noticed a smell of cannabis. They followed the trail to a small group of teenagers. One handed over half a joint that he’d been smoking, along with a couple of others he’d prepared for later. Officers took the time to have an open and honest conversation with the group, discussing the dangers and consequences of taking drugs, as well as county lines.

Actioned 01 March 2026

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