Total Crime Rate
114.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Terriers and Amersham Hill , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (HP13 6SL) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Road (HP13 6SL), 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.
View Crime In Terriers and Amersham Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dovecot Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Corporation Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A404 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A404 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Greenway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul'S Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crendon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crendon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crendon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crendon Street | Under investigation |
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