Total Crime Rate
60.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Wycombe Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield , and the 525th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Wycombe Road (HP12 3AF) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Wycombe Road (HP12 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birches Rise (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Booker, Cressex and Castlefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartlett Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Acres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Desborough Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Acres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birches Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brecon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Malvern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lindsay Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lindsay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lindsay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lindsay Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Birches Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheviot Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartlett Place | — |
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