Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 26.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Butts area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in The Risboroughs , and the 478th 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 The Butts (HP27 9AN) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the The Risboroughs average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Butts (HP27 9AN), 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 Butts area

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

Data Sources

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