Total Crime Rate

2097.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

797.5 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 2097.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 797.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 540.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 519.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 219.4 10/10
  • Public order 219.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 147.7 10/10
  • Other theft 130.8 10/10
  • Drugs 105.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 59.1 10/10
  • Robbery 54.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.2 10/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.1 10/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
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

Desborough Road 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 Desborough Road (HP11 2FE) 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 Desborough Road (HP11 2FE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Desborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wendover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barracks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lily'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queens Square 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
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Data Sources

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