Crap Towns / Chinnor / Crime

How much crime is there in Chinnor?

The police recorded 31.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Chinnor from September 2023 to August 2026, 59% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 15.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 33.0, up from 29.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	29.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	31.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	33.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	15.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	3.4	7.0
Other theft	3.0	5.4
Public order	2.5	6.6
Vehicle crime	2.1	3.8
Shoplifting	1.8	7.1
Burglary	1.1	3.1
Drugs	0.8	2.4
Other crime	0.8	2.0
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.1	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
High Wycombe	14.2 km	94.6
Aylesbury	14.3 km	82.8
Princes Risborough	5.8 km	55.5
Marlow	17.1 km	52.0
Thame	6.8 km	45.4
Prestwood and Great Missenden	12.4 km	42.5
Haddenham	8.0 km	36.1
Chinnor	–	31.1
Benson	15.9 km	30.7
Hazlemere	15.4 km	30.2
Wendover	14.1 km	28.8
The typical town	–	76.2