Total Crime Rate

276.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.6 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 276.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Desborough Park Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 43rd 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 Desborough Park Road (HP12 3EF) in the last 12 months was 276.7 per 1,000 residents and was 265.7% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 139.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desborough Park Road (HP12 3EF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Desborough Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwood Close —
Apr 2026Public order Bartlett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lindsay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsay Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lindsay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tavistock Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogilvie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bevelwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bevelwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bartlett Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitelands Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ogilvie Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fryers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booker Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fryers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fryers Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitelands Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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