Crime map

Circle size: number of crimesSeptember 2025 to August 2026. Source: data.police.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0

Violence and sexual offences (13,767), anti-social behaviour (3,939) and other theft (2,954) made up 58% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 248th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the lowest quarter.

MeasureBuckinghamshireSouth EastEngland and Wales
Crimes, the 12 months to August 202635,812787,5175,618,064
Crimes per 1,000 residents61.981.796.7
Change on previous 12 months-2%0%-1%
Population578,7729,642,94258,127,638

Recorded crime in Buckinghamshire peaked in the year to August 2023 (38,636 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2019 (33,646). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 5%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.

PeriodCrimesPer 1,000England and Wales per 1,000
Year to August 202635,81261.996.7
Year to August 202536,39962.997.2
Year to August 202436,80763.697.9
Year to August 202338,63666.8n/a
Year to August 202238,29766.2102.0
Year to August 202137,06464.0101.4
Year to August 202033,93158.6102.7
Year to August 201933,64658.1101.7
Year to August 201833,96658.7100.8

Month by month

MonthCrimes
August 20263,055
July 20263,476
June 20263,289
May 20263,119
April 20262,930
March 20262,916
February 20262,726
January 20262,820
December 20252,665
November 20252,900
October 20252,909
September 20253,007

No category with at least 20 crimes was notably above the England and Wales rate, and theft from the person (78% below) and bicycle theft (63% below) were well below it. On the year before, drugs rose from 1,066 to 1,334 and robbery rose from 325 to 378, while theft from the person fell from 288 to 218.

Crime typeCrimesPer 1,000England and Wales per 1,000Change on year
Violence and sexual offences13,76723.834.2-1%
Anti-social behaviour3,9396.815.4-2%
Other theft2,9545.16.4-12%
Shoplifting2,9025.08.50%
Public order2,7864.86.7-2%
Criminal damage and arson2,6894.66.7-5%
Vehicle crime2,2323.95.0-2%
Drugs1,3342.33.3+25%
Burglary1,2502.23.6-6%
Other crime9761.72.1+16%
Robbery3780.71.4+16%
Theft from the person2180.41.7-24%
Possession of weapons2100.41.0-4%
Bicycle theft1770.30.8-2%

What each category covers: crime categories.

31,038 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Buckinghamshire in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 53.6 per 1,000 residents, lower than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. The total was down 2% on the year ending March 2025 (31,734), against a fall of 2% across England and Wales. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Buckinghamshire had the 51st lowest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).

Offences recorded in Buckinghamshire, the year ending March 2026

The largest category was violence without injury, with 5,022 offences (16% of the total). No category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate. Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for theft from the person (0.19 times), bicycle theft (0.32 times) and robbery of personal property (0.34 times).

The largest rises on the year were in trafficking of drugs (+69%) and possession of drugs (+19%). The largest falls were in theft from the person (−37%) and bicycle theft (−31%). Robbery of business property and shoplifting are not compared with the year ending March 2025: from April 2025 the Home Office Counting Rules were clarified so that a theft from a shop in which violence is used or threatened against staff or anyone else is recorded as robbery of business property rather than shoplifting (ONS).

OffenceOffencesPer 1,000England and Wales per 1,000Index (E&W = 1.00)Change on 2024/25
Violence without injury5,0228.713.20.66+4%
Stalking and harassment3,5906.210.10.62−4%
Other theft offences3,1575.56.50.83−3%
Violence with injury2,9725.18.10.63−2%
Shoplifting2,8164.98.10.60–
Public order offences2,7214.77.00.68−5%
Criminal damage2,6034.56.80.66−1%
Vehicle offences2,2623.95.00.78−13%
Possession of drugs9391.62.50.65+19%
Residential burglary9221.62.50.64−4%
Other sexual offences8341.42.30.63+3%
Miscellaneous crimes against society7281.32.10.60+1%
Trafficking of drugs6191.11.20.90+69%
Rape4510.781.20.65−3%
Non-residential burglary3140.541.10.48−20%
Possession of weapons2430.421.000.42−10%
Theft from the person1940.341.80.19−37%
Robbery of business property1870.320.470.68–
Robbery of personal property1810.310.910.34−1%
Bicycle theft1590.270.850.32−31%
Arson1180.200.380.54−28%
Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving40.010.030.20−43%
Homicide2<0.010.010.430%

Recorded crime in Buckinghamshire since the year ending March 2013

The chart shows police recorded crime per 1,000 residents in each year ending March from 2013 to 2026. Buckinghamshire's rate was below the England and Wales rate in every one of those 14 years. Changes in how forces record crime move these figures as well as changes in crime (methodology).

Year ending MarchOffencesPer 1,000England and Wales per 1,000
202631,03853.683.2
202531,73454.884.5
202432,26455.786.2
202333,69558.289.2
202232,54556.285.4
202128,71949.674.1
202031,84655.084.7
201931,14553.884.1
201828,59449.478.2
201725,82944.669.1
201624,43242.262.3
201521,80837.757.1
201422,79439.455.9
201323,71741.056.7

Districts in the Thames Valley Police area, the year ending March 2026

Of the 13 districts in the Thames Valley Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Buckinghamshire had the 6th lowest rate.

DistrictOffencesPer 1,000Index (E&W = 1.00)
Reading17,91597.91.18
Oxford15,98796.31.16
Slough14,78488.31.06
Milton Keynes26,84387.81.05
Cherwell10,85463.70.77
Windsor and Maidenhead9,08157.10.69
West Berkshire9,07855.00.66
Buckinghamshire31,03853.60.64
Bracknell Forest6,88152.60.63
Vale of White Horse6,92546.40.56
West Oxfordshire5,17342.80.51
South Oxfordshire6,35940.60.49
Wokingham7,34139.20.47

Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.

7 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Buckinghamshire; the highest is Hillingdon district (119.2 per 1,000) and the lowest South Oxfordshire (47.5).

DistrictCrimesPer 1,000Rate vs Buckinghamshire
Dacorum13,76885.3+38%
Three Rivers6,48267.7+9%
Watford11,878110.8+79%
Slough17,289103.3+67%
Windsor and Maidenhead10,36065.2+5%
South Oxfordshire7,44047.5-23%
Hillingdon39,254119.2+93%
St Albans11,94379.1+28%

Of the 116 areas within Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury North had the highest crime rate (188.1 per 1,000) and Speen the lowest (7.7), 24 times apart.

AreaTypePopulationCrimesPer 1,000
Aylesbury NorthNeighbourhood12,9712,440188.1
AbbeyNeighbourhood17,5593,065174.6
Booker & CressexNeighbourhood4,998756151.3
DenhamTown1,978223112.7
Aylesbury North WestNeighbourhood13,2891,404105.7
IverTown3,75236697.5
TaplowTown2,43523496.1
High WycombeTown90,5428,45693.4
New DenhamTown1,99518291.2
AylesburyTown90,7548,09589.2
Castlefield & OakridgeNeighbourhood10,80995788.5
Aylesbury EastNeighbourhood11,20497887.3
SandsNeighbourhood7,08160885.9
Marsh & MicklefieldNeighbourhood12,2901,03784.4
Broughton (Buckinghamshire)Town1,70614182.6
Aylesbury South WestNeighbourhood12,4561,01981.8
DisraeliNeighbourhood5,82146279.4
BeaconsfieldNeighbourhood12,82697275.8
BurnhamNeighbourhood16,2961,19373.2
CheshamTown22,4741,62272.2
BeaconsfieldTown14,3751,00670.0
Chesham SouthNeighbourhood14,7421,02069.2
Gerrards Cross & DenhamNeighbourhood17,2381,16967.8
IverNeighbourhood11,26475266.8
Chesham NorthNeighbourhood13,87288463.7
WinslowTown5,62335162.4
Aylesbury WestNeighbourhood12,27676061.9
Aylesbury South EastNeighbourhood12,29575561.4
MarlowTown14,89589159.8
Flackwell Heath and Wooburn GreenTown13,02777059.1
Farnhams & Stoke PogesNeighbourhood16,58097258.6
BuckinghamTown15,16387457.6
Richings ParkTown2,39813656.7
DownleyTown1,7979955.1
Stoke PogesTown5,65430854.5
MarlowNeighbourhood18,46199654.0
Totteridge & BowerdeanNeighbourhood13,19070053.1
Little ChalfontTown7,33338152.0
BuckinghamNeighbourhood19,8571,03151.9
Gerrards CrossTown7,41637650.7
DownleyNeighbourhood6,68033850.6
Iver HeathTown5,11425048.9
StokenchurchTown4,75623148.6
Prestwood and Great MissendenTown7,08234248.3
Flackwell Heath & The WooburnsNeighbourhood17,54184648.2
Bierton, Kingsbrook & WingNeighbourhood12,27359148.2
West Wycombe & Lane EndNeighbourhood5,71027347.8
Princes RisboroughTown8,86642047.4
Amersham & Chesham BoisNeighbourhood18,74587646.7
Grendon UnderwoodTown1,3936546.7
Princes RisboroughNeighbourhood11,24351345.6
Berryfields, Buckingham Park & WatermeadNeighbourhood16,26373945.4
Farnham Common and Farnham RoyalTown7,43433545.1
Terriers & Amersham HillNeighbourhood10,83448644.9
Hughenden ValleyTown1,1665244.6
AmershamTown17,22376144.2
Chalfont St PeterTown13,84560944.0
Wing (Buckinghamshire)Town2,91212743.6
Stone (Buckinghamshire)Town3,03412942.5
Aston ClintonTown5,09821642.4
Aston AbbottsTown1,2975441.6
Chalfont St Giles & Little ChalfontNeighbourhood15,52264041.2
WaddesdonTown2,68011041.0
Bourne EndTown7,55630640.5
Stoke HammondTown1,9047740.4
Penn, Tylers Green & LoudwaterNeighbourhood13,64555140.4
WendoverTown9,68338940.2
Great HorwoodTown1,6586639.8
The MissendensNeighbourhood17,59469439.4
LongwickTown2,3779339.1
Whitchurch (Buckinghamshire)Town1,5616139.1
Wendover, Halton & Stoke MandevilleNeighbourhood13,19251439.0
Lane EndTown4,34816838.6
Marsh GibbonTown1,1674538.6
QuaintonTown1,3785338.5
WingraveTown1,6766438.2
Stoke MandevilleTown5,35620237.7
Aston Clinton & Weston TurvilleNeighbourhood11,41842537.2
PitstoneTown4,43316537.2
Newton LongvilleNeighbourhood9,40234837.0
CheddingtonTown1,8706936.9
Grendon Underwood & The ClaydonsNeighbourhood12,12744636.8
Haddenham (Buckinghamshire)Town7,36126936.5
HazlemereNeighbourhood9,49034636.5
Haddenham & StoneNeighbourhood11,58442136.3
IvinghoeNeighbourhood11,10640236.2
Walter's Ash and NaphillTown3,09510834.9
StewkleyTown1,9826934.8
Steeple ClaydonTown3,49712134.6
Hyde HeathTown1,3374634.4
HazlemereTown19,28365634.0
QuaintonNeighbourhood5,44718534.0
Chalfont St GilesTown3,80112933.9
Newton LongvilleTown1,2014033.3
WaddesdonNeighbourhood5,33217232.3
Ridgeway EastNeighbourhood9,86931531.9
Long CrendonTown2,8058931.7
Ridgeway WestNeighbourhood12,06737731.2
Long CrendonNeighbourhood4,76114430.2
Marlow BottomTown3,56610529.4
IckfordTown1,9565528.1
Chiltern VillagesNeighbourhood5,38315128.1
BiertonTown1,6874727.9
The CityTown1,1923327.7
HorwoodNeighbourhood4,70112927.4
Oakley (Buckinghamshire)Town1,4123424.1
DadfordTown1,4693523.8
NashTown1,6273823.4
BrillTown1,2402822.6
Weston TurvilleTown1,5673421.7
North MarstonTown1,2922720.9
Maids MoretonTown1,4422718.7
PadburyTown1,4162517.7
Lacey Green and Loosley RowTown1,1421916.6
Seer GreenTown2,4434016.4
SpeenTown1,549127.7

The 10 locations below account for 17% of the crime recorded in Buckinghamshire over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Supermarket” (1,648).

LocationCrimes
On or near Supermarket1,648
On or near Parking Area1,611
On or near Petrol Station1,017
On or near Shopping Area475
On or near Sports/Recreation Area338
On or near High Street280
On or near Park/Open Space245
On or near Nightclub242
On or near Bus/Coach Station227
On or near Walton Grove164

Of the 31,873 crimes in Buckinghamshire with a recorded outcome, 33% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 3.6% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 3,939 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

OutcomeCrimesShareEngland and Wales
Unable to prosecute suspect10,85234.0%34.5%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified10,52933.0%35.3%
Under investigation4,24113.3%11.5%
Status update unavailable1,8085.7%4.7%
Local resolution1,3044.1%3.1%
Awaiting court outcome1,1553.6%5.2%
Action to be taken by another organisation7832.5%1.3%
Court result unavailable5471.7%2.5%
Further investigation is not in the public interest2830.9%0.5%
Offender given a caution2710.9%0.6%
Offender given penalty notice660.2%0.1%
Further action is not in the public interest220.1%0.3%

Buckinghamshire has an estimated population of 578,772 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has fewer households without a car (11%, against 23%), fewer residents with no qualifications (14%, against 18%) and less social housing (13%, against 17%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Buckinghamshire average decile 7.4 (1 = most deprived), less deprived than average.

MeasureBuckinghamshireEngland and Wales
Aged 0 to 1519.9%18.3%
Aged 65 and over19.1%18.9%
Residents 16+ in work61.6%57.2%
Residents 16+ unemployed2.8%3.4%
Residents 16+ retired21.6%21.6%
Residents 16+ who are students6.1%7.9%
Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar)41.0%33.8%
Residents 16+ with no qualifications13.8%18.2%
Households with no car or van11.5%23.3%
Homes owned outright or with a mortgage71.3%62.5%
Social rented homes12.9%17.1%
Private rented homes15.7%20.3%
Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)7.45.5 (England)

4,198 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in Buckinghamshire in 2024/25 (7.3 per 1,000 residents, against 21.1 across the councils in England that count all incidents), according to the council's return to Defra. Fly-tipping is not in the police figures on this page: fly-tipping in Buckinghamshire has the council's figures by place, type of waste and size, and its enforcement actions and fines.

Is Buckinghamshire a safe place to live?

Buckinghamshire recorded 61.9 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 248th of the 302 districts on this site by crime rate (1 = highest).

What is the most common crime in Buckinghamshire?

Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 13,767 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (3,939).

Is crime in Buckinghamshire going up or down?

Recorded crime in Buckinghamshire was down 2% on the year before: 35,812 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 36,399 in the previous 12 months.

What is the population of Buckinghamshire?

About 578,772 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 19% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).

Which police force covers Buckinghamshire?

Buckinghamshire is policed by Thames Valley.

How many crimes did the police record in Buckinghamshire in the year ending March 2026?

31,038 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 53.6 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025 the figure was 31,734.

Which offences are more common in Buckinghamshire than across England and Wales?

None: no category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate in the year ending March 2026. The largest category was violence without injury (5,022).

Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.

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