Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hicks Farm Rise area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Totteridge and Bowerdean , and the 569th 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 Hicks Farm Rise (HP13 7SP) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hicks Farm Rise (HP13 7SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welles Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colne Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Totteridge and Bowerdean| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hampden Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillary Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baring Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windrush Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampden Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Close | Under investigation |
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