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Crime in HP16 9

How much crime is recorded in HP16 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Population
15,841 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP16 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP16 9, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary8.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% 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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