Total Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 149.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 62.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Hatters Lane area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Totteridge and Bowerdean , and the 126th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Hatters Lane (HP13 7LU) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 182.8% higher than the Totteridge and Bowerdean average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatters Lane (HP13 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firs Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baring Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hatters Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turners Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totteridge Common Under investigation
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Data Sources

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