Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 99.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 23.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 270th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher than the West Wycombe average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (HP12 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Langston Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langston Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill End Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gallows Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Applewick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carrs Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langston Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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