Crime Rates at Desborough Avenue, High Wycombe, HP11 2RN

Desborough Avenue 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 Desborough Avenue (HP11 2RN) 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 Desborough Avenue (HP11 2RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.