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Crime in HP12 3BB

How much crime is recorded in HP12 3BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Oakridge & Castlefield
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,171 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP12 3BB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP12 3BB area, broadly in line with 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
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).

HP12 3BBNational
Violence and sexual offences27.223.6
Burglary8.49.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs3.22.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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