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Crime in HP12 3LA

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

Neighbourhood
Oakridge & Castlefield
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,011 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP12 3LA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP12 3LA 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
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 3LANational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Drugs3.92.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order1.24.6
Other theft0.84.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 42% 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.

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