Total Crime Rate
150.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rectory Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Risboroughs , and the 125th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Court (HP27 0DN) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 193.5% higher than the The Risboroughs average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Court (HP27 0DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Princes Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jacobs Meadow | Under investigation |
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