Total Crime Rate

522.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

251.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 522.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 251.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.5 10/10
  • Public order 74.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Other theft 37.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Abbey , and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 6LR) in the last 12 months was 522.6 per 1,000 residents and was 143.0% higher than the Abbey average (215.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -54.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 251.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (HP13 6LR), the main crime hotspot is near Paul'S Row. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Crendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Verney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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