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Crime in HP15

How much crime is recorded in HP15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Population
23,133 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP15

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP15, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).

HP15National
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Burglary5.89.1
Shoplifting5.28.4
Public order4.54.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.82.4
Theft from the person2.02.1
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

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