Total Crime Rate
94.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ravenshoe Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor , and the 298th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 Ravenshoe Close (SL8 5QP) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 101.5% higher than the The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ravenshoe Close (SL8 5QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Gardens, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sailing Club Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Parade | Under investigation |
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