High Wycombe crime stats
The overall crime rate in High Wycombe city is 114 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 3.5k crimes were violent crimes which is 35.2% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 114% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 50.6% 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 159% 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 8.6% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 848 cases and has increased by 5.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of October 2023 - September 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 35.2% | 35. lowest | 114% | 3.5k | -5.6% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 11.2% | 38. lowest | 80% | 1.1k | 15.2% |
| Other theft crime | 9.3% | 9. highest | 139% | 913 | -18.5% |
| Shoplifting crime | 8.8% | 39. lowest | 124% | 869 | 50.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 8.6% | 18. highest | 159% | 848 | 5.2% |
| Public order crime | 8.1% | 51. highest | 125% | 795 | -6.6% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.9% | 25. lowest | 100% | 675 | -12.7% |
| Drugs crime | 3.2% | 44. highest | 131% | 316 | 19.2% |
| Burglary crime | 2.9% | 23. lowest | 78% | 287 | -13.8% |
| Other crime | 1.8% | 36. lowest | 100% | 173 | 7.5% |
| Theft from the person crime | 1.5% | 12. highest | 77% | 150 | -15.7% |
| Robbery crime | 1.1% | 52. highest | 96% | 110 | 23.6% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.8% | 24. lowest | 102% | 81 | 15.7% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.7% | 23. lowest | 75% | 66 | -27.5% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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