Total Crime Rate
37.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baronsmead Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 727th lowest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baronsmead Road (HP12 3PG) in the last 12 months was 37.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baronsmead Road (HP12 3PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Desborough Avenue, where police recorded 20 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.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knights Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Chimes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Desborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Desborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Desborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Desborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Plumer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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