Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 148.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Higham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Chess Valley , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Higham Road (HP5 2AF) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 98.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higham Road (HP5 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Higham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearce Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elgiva Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brushmakers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Gladstone Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalk Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalk Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalk Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalk Hill —
Apr 2026Drugs Chalk Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chalk Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chalk Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalk Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalk Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albany Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elgiva Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pond Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elgiva Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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