Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Adelaide Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Terriers and Amersham Hill , and the 702nd highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Adelaide Road (HP13 6UW) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Road (HP13 6UW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillview Gardens, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salisbury Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillview Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayhew Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayhew Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnison Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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