Total Crime Rate

703.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 703.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 185.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.8 10/10
  • Public order 65.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.5 10/10
  • Other theft 53.5 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Robbery 20.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Abbey , and the 8th 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 Castle Street (HP13 6LR) in the last 12 months was 703.7 per 1,000 residents and was 206.7% higher than the Abbey average (229.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 263.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (HP13 6LR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paul'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benjamin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Priory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benjamin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Frogmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Frogmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frogmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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