Total Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 757th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Avenue (HP11 2TW) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desborough Avenue (HP11 2TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Desborough Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colville Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Desborough Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knights Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Chimes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Desborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Desborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Desborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Desborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carver Hill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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