Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prestwood Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Great Missenden , and the 770th lowest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prestwood Place (HP16 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Great Missenden average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prestwood Place (HP16 0NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maybush Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prestwood Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Chequers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dwight Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dresser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peter'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chequers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maybush Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chequers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pepys Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dwight Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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