Crime Rates at Abercromby Avenue, High Wycombe, HP12 3BW

Abercromby 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 3BW) 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 3BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fryers Lane, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grafton Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.