Total Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 107.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highwood Crescent (HP12 4NA) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwood Crescent (HP12 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Mentmore Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highwood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Bookerhill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edmunds Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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