Total Crime Rate
212.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Duke Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Terriers and Amersham Hill , and the 61st 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 Duke Street (HP13 6EE) in the last 12 months was 212.6 per 1,000 residents and was 284.7% higher than the Terriers and Amersham Hill average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duke Street (HP13 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Easton Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amersham Hill (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Terriers and Amersham Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amersham Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbey Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harlow Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harlow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Easton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Amersham Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amersham Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amersham Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saffron Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cedar Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parsonage Close | Under investigation |
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