Crap Towns / Prestwood and Great Missenden / Crime

How much crime is there in Prestwood and Great Missenden?

The police recorded 42.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Prestwood and Great Missenden from September 2023 to August 2026, 44% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 18.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 40.4, down from 46.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	46.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	40.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	40.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	18.7	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.8	7.0
Public order	4.5	6.6
Shoplifting	3.7	7.1
Other theft	3.1	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.0	3.8
Burglary	2.2	3.1
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Drugs	0.7	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
High Wycombe	7.4 km	94.6
Chesham	8.7 km	58.7
Princes Risborough	7.7 km	55.5
Beaconsfield	11.4 km	54.8
Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green	10.5 km	47.5
Little Chalfont	12.3 km	44.1
Amersham	9.1 km	43.7
Prestwood and Great Missenden	–	42.5
Aston Clinton	12.0 km	36.1
Hazlemere	5.3 km	30.2
Wendover	8.1 km	28.8
The typical town	–	76.2