Postcode · High Wycombe
Crime in HP14 4LY
How much crime is recorded in HP14 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walter's Ash & Hughenden Valley
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,304 (2024)
HP14 4LYHigh Wycombe
How safe is HP14 4LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 4.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP14 4LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
4.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
8
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).
HP14 4LYNational
Violence and sexual offences3.423.6
Burglary2.09.1
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Public order0.74.6
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.12.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Robbery0.01.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.