Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Back Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Great Missenden , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Lane (HP16 0AR) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 171.1% higher than the Great Missenden average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (HP16 0AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Misbourne Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Misbourne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twitchell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twitchell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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