Crime Rates at Dashwood Avenue, High Wycombe, HP12 3QE

Dashwood Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield , and the 772nd lowest crime rate of 1,637 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 Dashwood Avenue (HP12 3QE) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Booker, Cressex and Castlefield average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dashwood Avenue (HP12 3QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birches Rise (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.