Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Cromwell Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield , and the 169th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (HP13 7AN) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher than the Booker, Cressex and Castlefield average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (HP13 7AN), the main crime hotspot is near Grace Reading. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tadros Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quebec Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venics Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Roperies Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burma Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Gardens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Gardens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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