Postcode · Great Missenden
Crime in HP16 0BB
How much crime is recorded in HP16 0BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Missenden & Prestwood
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,395 (2024)
How safe is HP16 0BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP16 0BB 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
HP16 0BBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Burglary8.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Shoplifting3.18.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.