Crime Rates at Priory Avenue, High Wycombe, HP13 6SW

Priory Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Terriers and Amersham Hill , and the 535th lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Avenue (HP13 6SW) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower 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 Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Avenue (HP13 6SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 205 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Street (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.