Total Crime Rate

447.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

244.4 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 447.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 244.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.8 9/10
  • Public order 54.1 10/10
  • Drugs 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
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

Keats 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.

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Crime Over Time in Keats Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wendover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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