Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 26.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandsdown Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandsdown Close (HP12 4FA) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher than the West Wycombe average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandsdown Close (HP12 4FA), the main crime hotspot is near Langston Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandsdown Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Applewick Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gilletts Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilletts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gallows Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Toweridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Applewick Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Applewick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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