Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

New Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in West Wycombe , and the 226th 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 New Road (HP12 4RL) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (HP12 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thrush Close, where police recorded 18 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.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thrush Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edmunds Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Squirrel Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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