Total Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cressex Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 481st 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 Cressex Road (HP12 4PG) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Abbey average (215.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cressex Road (HP12 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansdowne Way, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gillfield Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cressex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelburne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redhouse Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bramley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressex Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cressex Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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