Total Crime Rate
191.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abercromby Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 79th 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 Abercromby Avenue (HP12 3BN) in the last 12 months was 191.1 per 1,000 residents and was 154.2% higher than the West Wycombe average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 153.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abercromby Avenue (HP12 3BN), 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.
View Crime In West Wycombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Templeside Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Templeside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copyground Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Copyground Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartlett Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bartlett Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tavistock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitelands Way | Under investigation |
| 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 | Burglary | Birches Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ogilvie Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birches Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copy Ground Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Desborough Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Templeside Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Templeside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle View Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle View Gardens | — |
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