Total Crime Rate
144.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rectory Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in The Risboroughs , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 156.5% higher than the The Risboroughs average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.4% 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 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In The Risboroughs| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rectory Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Town Farm Barns | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gatensbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
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