Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highwood Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 672nd highest crime rate of 1,637 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 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the West Wycombe average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwood Crescent (HP12 4LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bookerhill Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mentmore Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highwood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bookerhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mentmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Road —
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bookerhill Road —
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Data Sources

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