Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorn Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Denham , and the 320th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Drive (UB9 4AH) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the Denham average (84.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Drive (UB9 4AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Mill Way, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakside (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanderson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braybourne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Mill Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Mill Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Mill Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sanderson Road | Under investigation |
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