Total Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Orchard area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Ridgeway East , and the 487th lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Orchard (HP14 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Ridgeway East average (27.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Orchard (HP14 4QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bayley Gardens, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Glebe (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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