Crime Rates at Hughenden Avenue, High Wycombe, HP13 5SN

Hughenden Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Downley , and the 737th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hughenden Avenue (HP13 5SN) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower than the Downley average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hughenden Avenue (HP13 5SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellfield Road West, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gibbs Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.