Total Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hicks Farm Rise area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Totteridge and Bowerdean , and the 434th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hicks Farm Rise (HP13 7SW) in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hicks Farm Rise (HP13 7SW), the main crime hotspot is near St Hugh'S Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hicks Farm Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hicks Farm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Baring Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampden Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windrush Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hennerton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hicks Farm Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Croftwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hugh'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hugh'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hugh'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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