Crime Rates at Newland Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2BY

Newland Street area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 2nd 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 Newland Street (HP11 2BY) in the last 12 months was 2097.1 per 1,000 residents and was 875.2% 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 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 78.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 189 (≈ 797.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newland Street (HP11 2BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 269 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paul'S Row (100 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.