Crime Rates at Highfield Avenue, High Wycombe, HP12 4DY

Highfield Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 609th 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 Highfield Avenue (HP12 4DY) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% lower than the Abbey average (229.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Avenue (HP12 4DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmunds Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Coppice (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.