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Crime in HP12 4

How much crime is recorded in HP12 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Population
19,249 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP12 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP12 4, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Shoplifting9.98.4
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary6.49.1
Other theft5.34.5
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Drugs3.52.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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