Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Verney Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 642nd highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Verney Avenue (HP12 3ND) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Abbey average (229.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verney Avenue (HP12 3ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansdowne Way, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelburne Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Verney Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lansdowne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelburne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Acorn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lansdowne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lansdowne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lansdowne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Verney Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelburne Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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