Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 37.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 8.7 2/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Highfield Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 733rd lowest 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 Highfield Avenue (HP12 4EA) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% lower than the Abbey average (215.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Avenue (HP12 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near The Coppice. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunters Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Squirrel Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edmunds Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bookerhill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highwood Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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