Total Crime Rate

504.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.5 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 504.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.7 10/10
  • Drugs 134.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.6 10/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Desborough Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Road (HP11 2TF) in the last 12 months was 504.2 per 1,000 residents and was 134.5% higher than the Abbey average (215.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 218.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desborough Road (HP11 2TF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Desborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Desborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Landales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Landales Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Desborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Desborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Desborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellfield Road West —
Apr 2026Other theft Bellfield Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bellfield Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellfield Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyatt Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wendover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Richardson Street —
Apr 2026Other crime West End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West End Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nutfield Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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