Postcode · Bourne End
Crime in SL8 5TH
How much crime is recorded in SL8 5TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bourne End
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,244 (2024)
SL8 5THBourne End
How safe is SL8 5TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SL8 5TH 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
9.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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).
SL8 5THNational
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.81.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Burglary0.39.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.