Postcode district · Gerrards Cross
Crime in SL9
How much crime is recorded in SL9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 29,381 (2024)
SL9Postcode district · Gerrards Cross
How safe is SL9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SL9, 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
SL9National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary7.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.