Total Crime Rate
66.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsley Crescent area has the 27th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 481st highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Crescent (HP11 2UL) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsley Crescent (HP11 2UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Suffield Hill, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wendover Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West End Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Archdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archdale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bridle Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridle Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wendover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridle Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Suffield Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Suffield Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Suffield Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carver Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffield Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Suffield Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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