Total Crime Rate

156.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 156.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

London Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield , and the 118th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (HP11 1BU) in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% higher than the Booker, Cressex and Castlefield average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (HP11 1BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princes Gate, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Acre (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Harlow Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelers Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Queens Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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