Postcode · Gerrards Cross
Crime in SL9 8BL
How much crime is recorded in SL9 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gerrards Cross
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,730 (2024)
How safe is SL9 8BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SL9 8BL 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
9.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
SL9 8BLNational
Burglary7.89.1
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.