Total Crime Rate
61.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hanging Croft Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Ryemead and Micklefield , and the 513th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 Hanging Croft Close (HP13 7JN) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Ryemead and Micklefield average (92.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -92.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hanging Croft Close (HP13 7JN), the main crime hotspot is near Micklefield Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ryemead and Micklefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallen Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Micklefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Buckingham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannings Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hicks Farm Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hicks Farm Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hennerton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Micklefield Road | — |
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