Crap Towns / Bourne End / Crime

How much crime is there in Bourne End?

The police recorded 40.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bourne End from September 2023 to August 2026, 47% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 20.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 40.2, down from 43.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	43.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	38.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	40.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	20.2	34.1
Public order	4.3	6.6
Other theft	3.6	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	3.6	7.0
Vehicle crime	2.4	3.8
Burglary	2.1	3.1
Drugs	1.4	2.4
Shoplifting	1.4	7.1
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Slough	10.4 km	95.0
High Wycombe	6.2 km	94.6
Maidenhead	6.9 km	62.6
Beaconsfield	5.1 km	54.8
Marlow	4.8 km	52.0
Farnham Common and Farnham Royal	6.9 km	48.7
Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green	2.7 km	47.5
Gerrards Cross	10.4 km	42.6
Bourne End	–	40.7
Cookham	2.9 km	33.9
Hazlemere	8.2 km	30.2
The typical town	–	76.2