Crime Rates at John North Close, High Wycombe, HP11 1FF

John North Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 26th 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 John North Close (HP11 1FF) in the last 12 months was 364.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% higher than the Abbey average (215.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John North Close (HP11 1FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monty Seymour Grove, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.