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Crime in HP20 1

How much crime is recorded in HP20 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Population
22,507 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP20 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP20 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).

HP20 1National
Violence and sexual offences35.623.6
Shoplifting18.48.4
Public order9.04.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Other theft7.24.5
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Drugs4.02.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

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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