Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Wellington Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 580th highest 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 Wellington Road (HP12 3PR) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the Abbey average (215.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (HP12 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancaster Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelburne Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order York Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelburne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ellsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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