Crime Rate in Ridgeway West, ward

Ridgeway West has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire district and the 713th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 88th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ridgeway West in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Buckinghamshire district average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ridgeway West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 164 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ridgeway West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mill Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.