Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westmead area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in The Risboroughs , and the 224th 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 Westmead (HP27 9HR) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmead (HP27 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laidler Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westmead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Pymcombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooke Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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