Crime Rates at Desborough Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2PR

Desborough Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 702nd highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Desborough Road (HP11 2PR) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Abbey average (229.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desborough Road (HP11 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 347 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (89 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.