Crime Rates at Squirrel Lane, High Wycombe, HP12 4RX

Squirrel Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Squirrel Lane (HP12 4RX) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% lower than the Abbey average (229.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Squirrel Lane (HP12 4RX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.