Crap Towns / High Wycombe / Crime

How much crime is there in High Wycombe?

The police recorded 94.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in High Wycombe from September 2023 to August 2026, 24% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 38.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 89.1, down from 99.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	99.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	95.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	89.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	38.4	34.1
Shoplifting	11.4	7.1
Other theft	9.2	5.4
Public order	8.5	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	7.3	7.0
Vehicle crime	7.2	3.8
Drugs	4.2	2.4
Burglary	2.7	3.1
Other crime	2.0	2.0
Robbery	1.3	0.6
Theft from the person	1.2	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
High Wycombe	–	94.6
Maidenhead	12.4 km	62.6
Princes Risborough	12.2 km	55.5
Beaconsfield	6.9 km	54.8
Marlow	6.6 km	52.0
Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green	4.0 km	47.5
Amersham	10.9 km	43.7
Prestwood and Great Missenden	7.4 km	42.5
Bourne End	6.2 km	40.7
Cookham	7.9 km	33.9
Hazlemere	3.7 km	30.2
The typical town	–	76.2