Total Crime Rate
67.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wrights Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Great Missenden , and the 476th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Wrights Lane (HP16 0LB) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wrights Lane (HP16 0LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wright'S Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazell Road (12 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wright'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wright'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazell Road | Under investigation |
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