Crime Rates at West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3AB

West Wycombe Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield , and the 38th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 3AB) in the last 12 months was 316.1 per 1,000 residents and was 211.6% higher than the Booker, Cressex and Castlefield average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 163.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Wycombe Road (HP12 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Birches Rise. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.