Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 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 70.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Punch Bowl Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Chess Valley , and the 443rd 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 Punch Bowl Lane (HP5 1EX) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Chess Valley average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Punch Bowl Lane (HP5 1EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Punch Bowl Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mineral Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Townfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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