Total Crime Rate

682.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 682.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.7 10/10
  • Other theft 147.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.2 10/10
  • Public order 47.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Holmer Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 Holmer Lane (HP12 4QA) in the last 12 months was 682.4 per 1,000 residents and was 197.4% higher than the Abbey average (229.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 195.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmer Lane (HP12 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near Buckmaster Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmer Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Challener Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckmaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckmaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Buckmaster Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckmaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckmaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cressex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckmaster Road —
Sep 2025Other crime The Homestead Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sheridan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holmers Farm Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmers Farm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmers Farm Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmers Farm Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckmaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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