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Crime in HP20 2BD

How much crime is recorded in HP20 2BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Watermead & Elmhurst
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,686 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP20 2BD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP20 2BD area, well 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
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 2BDNational
Violence and sexual offences38.023.6
Other theft11.44.5
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order5.54.6
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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