Total Crime Rate
642.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Square (HP11 2BN) in the last 12 months was 642.9 per 1,000 residents and was 180.2% higher than the Abbey average (229.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 279.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Square (HP11 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paul'S Row (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crendon Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Frogmoor | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Priory Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crendon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Square | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Court | — |
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