Postcode · High Wycombe
Crime in HP14 4UP
How much crime is recorded in HP14 4UP, 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
- 1,527 (2024)
HP14 4UPHigh Wycombe
How safe is HP14 4UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP14 4UP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 4UPNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Burglary7.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order0.94.6
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.