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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)
Crime

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
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).

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
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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.

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