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Crime in SL1 8

How much crime is recorded in SL1 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Population
12,996 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SL1 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SL1 8, 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
48.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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).

SL1 8National
Violence and sexual offences35.223.6
Shoplifting16.48.4
Burglary14.99.1
Public order11.24.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Other theft8.94.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Drugs4.92.4
Robbery3.51.4
Theft from the person3.32.1
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
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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