Crime Rates at The Chimes, High Wycombe, HP12 3HR

The Chimes area has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 117th 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 The Chimes (HP12 3HR) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Abbey average (215.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chimes (HP12 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kitchener Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.