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

Desborough Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 25th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Desborough Avenue (HP11 2RS) in the last 12 months was 378.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desborough Avenue (HP11 2RS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.