Postcode · Great Missenden
Crime in HP16 9EF
How much crime is recorded in HP16 9EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Missenden & Prestwood
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
How safe is HP16 9EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP16 9EF area, well below 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 9EFNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime1.01.5
Other theft0.94.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.