Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2NB

Shaftesbury Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield , and the 39th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 Shaftesbury Street (HP11 2NB) in the last 12 months was 305.3 per 1,000 residents and was 201.0% higher than the Booker, Cressex and Castlefield average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 152.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Street (HP11 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.