Total Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hare Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Great Missenden , and the 408th 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 Hare Lane (HP16 0EF) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% lower than the Great Missenden average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hare Lane (HP16 0EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deermead, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larch Wood (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Missenden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Deermead | Under investigation |
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