Crime Rates at Castle Street, High Wycombe, HP13 6FQ

Castle Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 Castle Street (HP13 6FQ) in the last 12 months was 642.9 per 1,000 residents and was 180.2% higher than the Abbey average (229.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 279.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (HP13 6FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Paul'S Row. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.