High Wycombe crime stats
The overall crime rate in High Wycombe city is 102.7 crimes per 1,000 which is 102% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 3.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 37.3% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 107% of national crime rate. Other crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 30.4% over the last 12 months.The category of "drugs crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Drugs crime rate is at 151% of national crime rate which puts High Wycombe on 30. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Drugs crime makes up 5.0% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 drugs crime totalled 443 representing an increase 27.7% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for High Wycombe city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 37.3% | 29. lowest | 107% | 3.3k | -2.7% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 11.5% | 24. lowest | 73% | 1.0k | -18.0% |
| Shoplifting crime | 10.9% | 43. lowest | 125% | 968 | -20.9% |
| Public order crime | 7.8% | 41. lowest | 115% | 688 | -8.9% |
| Other theft crime | 7.7% | 40. highest | 118% | 684 | -18.6% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.7% | 22. lowest | 99% | 594 | -13.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 5.5% | 51. highest | 108% | 485 | -9.5% |
| Drugs crime | 5.0% | 30. highest | 151% | 443 | 27.7% |
| Other crime | 2.4% | 48. highest | 111% | 210 | 30.4% |
| Burglary crime | 2.3% | 17. lowest | 64% | 204 | -11.3% |
| Robbery crime | 1.4% | 42. lowest | 99% | 121 | 13.1% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.7% | 49. highest | 43% | 65 | -30.1% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.6% | 7. lowest | 63% | 55 | -15.4% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.3% | 2. lowest | 31% | 23 | -45.2% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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High Wycombe crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in High Wycombe city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: High Wycombe city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | High Wycombe city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 11.8 | 16.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 5.1 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.9 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 8.0 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 11.2 | 8.9 |
| Theft from the person | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 38.3 | 35.7 |
High Wycombe overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
High Wycombe crime rate comparison map
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