Crime Rates at Highwood Crescent, High Wycombe, HP12 4LY

Highwood Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 643rd 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 Crescent (HP12 4LY) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the West Wycombe average (75.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwood Crescent (HP12 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmunds Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.