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

New Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor , and the 219th lowest 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 New Road (SL8 5DB) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (SL8 5DB), 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.