Total Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southbourne Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor , and the 670th lowest 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 Southbourne Drive (SL8 5RY) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southbourne Drive (SL8 5RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howard Court (9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sailing Club Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Waldens Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Claytons Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bramley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burnham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howard Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howard Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howard Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waldens Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sailing Club Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sailing Club Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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