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Crime in HP5 1

How much crime is recorded in HP5 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Population
18,090 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP5 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP5 1, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).

HP5 1National
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary9.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Shoplifting5.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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