Total Crime Rate
15.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Howards Wood Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Denham , and the 218th lowest 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 Howards Wood Drive (SL9 7HP) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower than the Denham average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Howards Wood Drive (SL9 7HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Place, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Beeches (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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