Total Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 19.5 2/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Howards Wood Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Denham , and the 324th 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 7HW) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower than the Denham average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howards Wood Drive (SL9 7HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howards Wood Drive, where police recorded 5 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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Crime Over Time in Howards Wood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fulmer Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howards Wood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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