Total Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blind Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor , and the 405th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blind Lane (SL8 5TG) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blind Lane (SL8 5TG), 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 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalklands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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