Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Eaton Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 563rd lowest crime rate of 1,629 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 Eaton Avenue (HP12 3BS) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eaton Avenue (HP12 3BS), the main crime hotspot is near Langston Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eaton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gallows Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gilletts Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilletts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Wycombe Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Close

Data Sources

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