Total Crime Rate
91.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sawpit Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hazlemere , and the 305th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Sawpit Hill (HP15 7DB) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 152.9% higher than the Hazlemere average (36.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sawpit Hill (HP15 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Dene. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hazlemere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Dene | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmer Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Dene | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Dene | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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