Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

North Cottages area has the 19th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Denham , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Cottages (SL2 3AT) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Denham average (79.6 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Cottages (SL2 3AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farnham Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montague Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in North Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Farnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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