Postcode district · High Wycombe
Crime in HP11
How much crime is recorded in HP11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 35,440 (2024)
HP11Postcode district · High Wycombe
How safe is HP11
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP11, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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).
HP11National
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Shoplifting13.68.4
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary7.79.1
Public order7.74.6
Other theft6.64.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Drugs4.22.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.