Total Crime Rate

167.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 167.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 107th 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 Chapel Lane (HP12 4BD) in the last 12 months was 167.1 per 1,000 residents and was 120.8% higher than the West Wycombe average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (HP12 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill End Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millbrook Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Toweridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gilletts Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilletts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Red Kite Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Wycombe Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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