The overall crime rate in High Wycombe city is 111.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 3.5k crimes were violent crimes which is 36.3% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 117% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 33.8% over the last twelve months.The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Vehicle crime" rate is at 158% of national crime rate which puts High Wycombe on 18. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Vehicle crime" makes up 8.5% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 818 cases and has decreased by 8.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of July 2023 - June 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 36.3% | 36. lowest | 117% | 3.5k | -7.0% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 11.1% | 35. lowest | 81% | 1.1k | 5.8% |
Other theft crime | 9.4% | 10. highest | 139% | 906 | -25.9% |
Vehicle crime | 8.5% | 18. highest | 158% | 818 | -8.3% |
Public order crime | 8.1% | 49. lowest | 124% | 780 | -17.7% |
Shoplifting crime | 8.1% | 31. lowest | 119% | 776 | 33.8% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.9% | 24. lowest | 101% | 659 | -22.1% |
Burglary crime | 3.2% | 25. lowest | 85% | 305 | -14.8% |
Drugs crime | 2.9% | 49. lowest | 118% | 274 | 0.4% |
Other crime | 1.6% | 29. lowest | 94% | 152 | -8.4% |
Theft from the person crime | 1.5% | 17. highest | 80% | 140 | -25.1% |
Robbery crime | 1.1% | 49. lowest | 99% | 104 | 20.9% |
Possession of weapons crime | 0.9% | 26. lowest | 104% | 82 | 24.2% |
Bicycle theft crime | 0.6% | 15. lowest | 59% | 53 | -60.4% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in High Wycombe city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | High Wycombe city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 12.3 | 15.2 |
Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 3.5 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 7.6 | 7.6 |
Drugs | 3.2 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 1.8 | 1.9 |
Other theft | 10.5 | 7.6 |
Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Public order | 9.0 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Shoplifting | 9.0 | 7.5 |
Theft from the person | 1.6 | 2.0 |
Vehicle crime | 9.5 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 40.3 | 34.5 |