Total Crime Rate

208.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 208.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Princes Gate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield , and the 63rd 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 Princes Gate (HP13 7AD) in the last 12 months was 208.3 per 1,000 residents and was 105.4% higher than the Booker, Cressex and Castlefield average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 127.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Gate (HP13 7AD), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Gate. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grace Reading Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bassetsbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grace Reading Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Reading Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Reading Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunt Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Ercolani Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tadros Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pinions Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Gardens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Gardens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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