Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highlands Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chalfont St Peter , and the 661st lowest crime rate of 1,637 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 Highlands Lane (SL9 0DL) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Chalfont St Peter average (43.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlands Lane (SL9 0DL), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highlands Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Copthall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deancroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deancroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Deancroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copthall Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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