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

Wordsworth Road 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 Wordsworth Road (HP11 2UT) 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 Wordsworth Road (HP11 2UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wordsworth Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barracks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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