Postcode · Princes Risborough
Crime in HP27 9EB
How much crime is recorded in HP27 9EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Princes Risborough
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,950 (2024)
How safe is HP27 9EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP27 9EB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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).
HP27 9EBNational
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other crime2.91.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft0.84.5
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Public order0.24.6
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.