Total Crime Rate

359.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.4 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 359.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.4 7/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

West Wycombe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Wycombe Road (HP12 3AA) in the last 12 months was 359.7 per 1,000 residents and was 253.9% higher than the Booker, Cressex and Castlefield average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 174.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Wycombe Road (HP12 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Wycombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birches Rise —
Apr 2026Drugs Desborough Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pastures —
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Desborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cumbrian Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Cumbrian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumbrian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nutfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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