Total Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 63.7 6/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Highwood Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 492nd 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 Highwood Avenue (HP12 4LS) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the West Wycombe average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwood Avenue (HP12 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmunds Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mentmore Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunters Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bookerhill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edmunds Close —
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Data Sources

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