Total Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wycombe Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chalfont St Giles , and the 738th lowest crime rate of 1,629 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 Wycombe Road (HP15 6RX) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Chalfont St Giles average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wycombe Road (HP15 6RX), the main crime hotspot is near Harries Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Penn Wood and Old Amersham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browns Road | Under investigation |
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