Total Crime Rate
447.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
244.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Keats Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 20th 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 Keats Close (HP11 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 447.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% 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 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 262 (≈ 244.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keats Close (HP11 2UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wendover Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Desborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Desborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Desborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Desborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carver Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wendover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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