Total Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shaws Close area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Great Missenden , and the 58th 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 Shaws Close (HP16 0SL) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% lower than the Great Missenden average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Shaws Close (HP16 0SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fair Acres, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nairdwood Lane (5 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Fair Acres | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nairdwood Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nairdwood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nairdwood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Peppard Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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