Total Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 102.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Laurels area has the 19th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Laurels (HP12 4SB) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Abbey average (215.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Laurels (HP12 4SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Coppice (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Laurels area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sheridan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thrush Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cullyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Squirrel Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
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Data Sources

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