Crime Rates at Mayhew Crescent, High Wycombe, HP13 6BX

Mayhew Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Terriers and Amersham Hill , and the 281st 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 Mayhew Crescent (HP13 6BX) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% higher than the Terriers and Amersham Hill average (50.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayhew Crescent (HP13 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Underwood Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.