Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 25.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Poets Chase area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Aston Clinton and Bierton , and the 457th 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 Poets Chase (HP21 7LW) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Aston Clinton and Bierton average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poets Chase (HP21 7LW), the main crime hotspot is near Walton Grove. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Poets Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Walton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Walton Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Walton Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rivets Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Walton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Walton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnpike End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnpike End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Walton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leyfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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