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

Octagon Court 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 Octagon Court (HP11 2HS) 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 Octagon Court (HP11 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 269 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (106 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Octagon Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row 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 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Way Local resolution
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Paul'S Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paul'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paul'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paul'S Row Under investigation

Data Sources

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