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Crime in HP10 8

How much crime is recorded in HP10 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Population
13,961 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP10 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP10 8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

HP10 8National
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft2.04.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 30% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
15
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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