Crap Towns / Wendover / Crime

How much crime is there in Wendover?

The police recorded 28.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wendover from September 2023 to August 2026, 62% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 13.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 25.7, down from 33.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	33.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	27.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	25.7	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	13.0	34.1
Other theft	3.7	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	2.7	7.0
Shoplifting	2.2	7.1
Public order	2.1	6.6
Vehicle crime	1.7	3.8
Burglary	1.3	3.1
Other crime	0.9	2.0
Drugs	0.5	2.4
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Possession of weapons	less than 0.1	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Aylesbury	6.7 km	82.8
Chesham	10.5 km	58.7
Princes Risborough	8.5 km	55.5
Amersham	13.7 km	43.7
Prestwood and Great Missenden	8.1 km	42.5
Tring	6.4 km	41.5
Berkhamsted	11.5 km	41.1
Aston Clinton	4.0 km	36.1
Haddenham	13.1 km	36.1
Hazlemere	13.2 km	30.2
Wendover	–	28.8
The typical town	–	76.2