Total Crime Rate

2025.3 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 2025.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 582.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 565.4 10/10
  • Public order 194.1 10/10
  • Other theft 164.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 147.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 130.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 59.1 10/10
  • Burglary 38.0 10/10
  • Drugs 38.0 10/10
  • Robbery 38.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.9 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
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

The Galleries area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 2nd 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 The Galleries (HP13 5HR) in the last 12 months was 2025.3 per 1,000 residents and was 782.7% 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 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 801.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Galleries (HP13 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paul'S Row (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Galleries area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovecot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Temple End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Priory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benjamin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple End
Sep 2025Other theft Temple End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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