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Crime in HP8 4

How much crime is recorded in HP8 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Population
21,428 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP8 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in HP8 4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).

HP8 4National
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary8.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft3.04.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Shoplifting2.78.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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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