Postcode district · High Wycombe
Crime in HP10
How much crime is recorded in HP10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 37,819 (2024)
How safe is HP10
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP10, well below 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
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
HP10National
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.24.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.