Crime Rates at New Road, Bourne End, SL8 5BT

New Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor , and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (SL8 5BT) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 197.0% higher than the The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (SL8 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.