Crap Towns / Hazlemere / Crime

How much crime is there in Hazlemere?

The police recorded 30.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hazlemere from September 2023 to August 2026, 60% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 14.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 31.1, down from 32.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	32.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	27.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	31.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	14.1	34.1
Other theft	3.1	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	2.9	7.0
Vehicle crime	2.2	3.8
Public order	2.1	6.6
Burglary	2.0	3.1
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Shoplifting	1.2	7.1
Drugs	0.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
High Wycombe	3.7 km	94.6
Chesham	9.5 km	58.7
Beaconsfield	6.2 km	54.8
Marlow	10.0 km	52.0
Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green	5.4 km	47.5
Little Chalfont	9.9 km	44.1
Amersham	7.4 km	43.7
Prestwood and Great Missenden	5.3 km	42.5
Bourne End	8.2 km	40.7
Cookham	10.5 km	33.9
Hazlemere	–	30.2
The typical town	–	76.2