Total Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Retreat area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Risboroughs , and the 706th lowest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Retreat (HP27 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Retreat (HP27 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Square (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Retreat area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jacobs Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horns Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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