Total Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 44.2 4/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Old Garden Centre area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Risboroughs , and the 768th highest 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 The Old Garden Centre (HP27 9AA) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the The Risboroughs average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Old Garden Centre (HP27 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooke Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Old Garden Centre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jacobs Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horns Lane Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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