Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 46.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wardes Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Great Missenden , and the 728th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Wardes Close (HP16 0SA) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardes Close (HP16 0SA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wardes Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Peppard Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fair Acres —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wright'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wright'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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