Postcode · Great Missenden
Crime in HP16 0LY
How much crime is recorded in HP16 0LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Missenden & Prestwood
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,622 (2024)
HP16 0LYGreat Missenden
How safe is HP16 0LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP16 0LY area, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 0LYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Burglary5.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.64.6
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% 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.