Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northcroft area has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor , and the 301st highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northcroft (HP10 0BU) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% higher than the The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northcroft (HP10 0BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Five Acres, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holtspur Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chimney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glory Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Five Acres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Five Acres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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