Total Crime Rate

732.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

308.4 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 732.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 308.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 221.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.4 10/10
  • Public order 71.9 10/10
  • Robbery 40.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.4 10/10
  • Drugs 37.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 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

Oxford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 5th 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 Oxford Road (HP11 2DN) in the last 12 months was 732.0 per 1,000 residents and was 240.4% 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 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 206 (≈ 308.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (HP11 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lily'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Queens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Frogmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frogmoor —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lily'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lily'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lily'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lily'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dovecot Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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