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Crime in HP5 2UU

How much crime is recorded in HP5 2UU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & Latimer
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,317 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP5 2UU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP5 2UU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 2UUNational
Burglary16.69.1
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order1.94.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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