Total Crime Rate

280.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 280.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West Wycombe Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 42nd 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 West Wycombe Road (HP12 3DF) in the last 12 months was 280.0 per 1,000 residents and was 270.1% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Wycombe Road (HP12 3DF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in West Wycombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Red Kite Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Templeside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Templeside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Templeside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Templeside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Templeside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bartlett Place —
Apr 2026Public order Bartlett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Southfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Close —
Apr 2026Drugs West Wycombe Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fryers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fryers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fryers Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plomer Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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