Crime Rates at Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, HP13 7LU

Hatters Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Totteridge and Bowerdean , and the 160th 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 Hatters Lane (HP13 7LU) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 131.5% higher than the Totteridge and Bowerdean average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% 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 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.