Postcode · High Wycombe
Crime in HP15 6LY
How much crime is recorded in HP15 6LY, 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
- 1,455 (2024)
How safe is HP15 6LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP15 6LY 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
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
HP15 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order1.64.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.92.4
Other theft0.84.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 144% 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.