Total Crime Rate
177.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
99.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abercromby Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 95th 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 Abercromby Avenue (HP12 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 134.6% higher than the West Wycombe average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abercromby Avenue (HP12 3BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Wycombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prestwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birches Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birches Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Birches Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birches Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birches Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birches Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birches Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ogilvie Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lindsay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsay Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsay Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lindsay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ogilvie Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Templeside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bevelwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Templeside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fryers Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fryers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fryers Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bartlett Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartlett Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitelands Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bevelwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Templeside Gardens | Under investigation |
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