Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.0 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterside area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterside (HP10 0HW) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher than the The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside (HP10 0HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chimney Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glory Mill Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glory Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wycombe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Compton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chimney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wycombe Lane Local resolution
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Data Sources

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