Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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
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

Cooks Yard area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Chess Valley , and the 358th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cooks Yard (HP5 1FA) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooks Yard (HP5 1FA), 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 Cooks Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Elgiva Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fuller'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Townfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elgiva Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elgiva Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pednormead End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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