Total Crime Rate

559.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

267.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 559.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 267.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.6 10/10
  • Public order 80.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.6 10/10
  • Drugs 38.7 10/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 23.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 559.5 per 1,000 residents and was 160.2% higher than the Abbey average (215.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 267.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Square (HP11 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lily'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lily'S Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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