Buckinghamshire Crime Rate

Overview of Buckinghamshire crime rate

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Buckinghamshire exhibits a low crime level, securing the 21st place among 25 surrounding boroughs. In 2023, the area reported 38,460 incidents of crime, with a population of 553,078, resulting in a crime rate of 69.54 per 1,000 people. This represents a slight decrease of 1.28% in crime rate from the previous year.

The most prevalent crimes in Buckinghamshire are Violence and sexual offences (39.3%), Vehicle crime (8.9%), and Anti-social behaviour (8.9%). On the lower end of the spectrum, Bicycle theft (0.9%), Possession of weapons (0.7%), and Robbery (0.6%) occur least frequently.

Buckinghamshire is divided into 49 wards, with Abbey (245.0), Aylesbury North (183.5), and Aylesbury North West (129.9) experiencing the highest crime rates. The most secure wards are Great Brickhill (34.6), Grendon Underwood (33.9), and Ridgeway East (30.3).

Reviewing postcode districts within Buckinghamshire, HP11 (224.5), HP20 (171.8), and MK1 (160.1) report the highest crime rates, while HP8 (33.3), HP17 (26.2), and OX9 (25.4) are the safest.

In Buckinghamshire, there were increases in Public order offences and Violence and sexual offences in 2020, with further rises in Public order and Violence and sexual offences in 2021. However, the area saw a decrease in Other theft in 2020 and a reduction in Public order offences in 2023.

Buckinghamshire crime incidents by crime type

A total of 38460 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
  • Violence and sexual offences – 15099 (39.3)%
  • Vehicle crime – 3407 (8.9)%
  • Anti-social behaviour – 3404 (8.9)%
  • Other theft – 3378 (8.8)%
  • Criminal damage and arson – 3257 (8.5)%
  • Public order – 3214 (8.4)%
  • Shoplifting – 2056 (5.3)%
  • Burglary – 1683 (4.4)%
  • Drugs – 901 (2.3)%
  • Other crime – 737 (1.9)%
  • Theft from the person – 483 (1.3)%
  • Bicycle theft – 336 (0.9)%
  • Possession of weapons – 258 (0.7)%
  • Robbery – 247 (0.6)%

How does Buckinghamshire compare against nearby areas ?

Buckinghamshire ranks 21st when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

Heat map for all nearby areas Buckinghamshire is compared against

Crime rates in Buckinghamshire wards

There are 49 wards within Buckinghamshire. Abbey (Buckinghamshire), Aylesbury North, Aylesbury North West has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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Crime rates in postcode districts under Buckinghamshire

There are 53 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Buckinghamshire. Highest crime rates in HP11, HP20, MK1 .

  • HP11 – 224.5
  • HP20 – 171.8
  • MK1 – 160.1
  • UB8 – 158.0
  • SL1 – 135.7
  • MK2 – 125.7
  • OX33 – 125.5
  • HP27 – 110.0
  • OX27 – 102.6
  • SL3 – 101.5
  • HP19 – 98.8
  • HP12 – 92.3
  • SL2 – 90.6
  • UB9 – 84.9
  • SL4 – 84.2
  • SL0 – 80.9
  • OX49 – 78.5
  • HP13 – 75.8
  • MK17 – 75.2
  • SL6 – 73.0
  • HP21 – 72.9
  • OX39 – 68.8
  • MK3 – 67.4
  • LU7 – 67.3
  • HP5 – 66.2
  • OX14 – 64.1
  • LU6 – 62.8
  • HP7 – 61.0
  • OX11 – 60.7
  • WD3 – 60.4
  • HP9 – 59.0
  • OX2 – 58.9
  • MK18 – 57.8
  • HP23 – 56.6
  • RG9 – 56.6
  • SL9 – 55.1
  • SL7 – 54.7
  • HP10 – 53.5
  • SL8 – 51.1
  • HP4 – 48.4
  • NN12 – 47.4
  • HP6 – 47.1
  • OX5 – 46.9
  • MK19 – 46.2
  • HP22 – 45.7
  • HP16 – 44.0
  • HP18 – 43.9
  • HP15 – 42.5
  • NN13 – 41.4
  • HP14 – 39.8
  • HP8 – 33.3
  • HP17 – 26.2
  • OX9 – 25.4

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