Buckinghamshire

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Buckinghamshire.

Population
547,060
People in Employment
259,320 (76.3%)
People Inactive
68,395 (20.1%)
People Unemployed
11,970 (3.5%)
Number Of Jobs
169k
Median Salary
£31,188
Mean Salary
£46,025

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Buckinghamshire. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Buckinghamshire for 2024

Buckinghamshires most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 16,532 crimes and in 2022 there were 16,123 crimes. Which is an increase of 409 crimes.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences 16,532 1,205
Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour 3,893 304
Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson 3,635 290
Getting Better
Vehicle crime 3,828 280
Getting Better
Other theft 3,942 260
Getting Better
Public order 4,030 234
Getting Better
Shoplifting 1,833 170
Getting Better
Burglary 1,810 126
Getting Better
Drugs 948 81
Getting Better
Other crime 745 61
Getting Better
Theft from the person 590 37
Getting Better
Possession of weapons 259 26
Getting Better
Bicycle theft 390 25
Getting Better
Robbery 244 18
Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Buckinghamshire

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Abbey has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Buckinghamshire, with 3135 crimes and 202 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Ridgeway East has 315 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name Crimes in 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
Aylesbury North 187 0
Aylesbury North West 149 0
Booker, Cressex and Castlefield 120 0
Stoke Poges and Wexham 106 0
Cliveden 105 0
Beaconsfield 99 0
Aylesbury South West 95 0
Chess Valley 89 0
Totteridge and Bowerdean 85 0
West Wycombe 76 0
Marlow 74 0
Denham 71 9
Downley 69 0
Aylesbury East 67 0
Aylesbury South East 67 0
Ryemead and Micklefield 65 0
Chesham 63 0
Penn Wood and Old Amersham 59 0
Iver 57 0
The Risboroughs 55 7
Buckingham East 54 0
Buckingham West 53 0
Hazlemere 53 0
Chalfont St Peter 52 0
The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor 51 0
Tylers Green and Loudwater 49 6
Winslow 49 8
Terriers and Amersham Hill 48 5
Chiltern Ridges 47 0
Aylesbury West 46 0
Wing 46 14
Great Brickhill 46 0
Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East 44 0
Farnham Common and Burnham Beeches 40 0
Ivinghoe 39 0
Amersham and Chesham Bois 38 0
Bernwood 37 0
Chiltern Villages 37 0
Grendon Underwood 37 0
Chalfont St Giles 36 5
Gerrards Cross 35 4
Wendover, Halton and Stoke Mandeville 33 0
Great Missenden 33 15
Ridgeway West 28 0
Little Chalfont and Amersham Common 25 0
Ridgeway East 24 0
Stone and Waddesdon 24 0
Aston Clinton and Bierton 21 0
Abbey 0 0

Crime map for Buckinghamshire

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Buckinghamshire

The average property price in Buckinghamshire is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Buckinghamshire is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Buckinghamshire could be more profitable.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £878,628.27 £474,211.88 £371,704.11 £247,005.08
2022 £859,144.12 £463,838.12 £365,001.81 £242,607.77
2021 £775,123.51 £419,580.21 £333,349.86 £228,734.85
2020 £714,818.51 £391,627.75 £311,645.92 £220,427.80
2019 £710,357.06 £389,451.75 £309,624.17 £226,173.47
2018 £716,644.45 £392,565.83 £313,093.34 £230,968.40
2017 £710,059.31 £388,246.73 £310,664.88 £233,997.98
2016 £675,604.80 £368,524.31 £295,613.66 £219,791.95
2015 £607,374.00 £328,861.67 £265,062.12 £196,444.66
2014 £548,323.16 £297,518.17 £240,777.43 £178,600.39
2013 £510,487.80 £274,619.30 £222,848.64 £165,364.95
2012 £493,738.04 £266,321.41 £216,203.32 £161,968.66
2011 £487,120.49 £259,750.45 £211,006.92 £160,124.30
2010 £474,909.45 £257,098.09 £210,619.35 £160,254.33

Property prices over time for Buckinghamshire

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Buckinghamshire

The median salary in Buckinghamshire is £31,188 and the mean salary in Buckinghamshire is £46,025.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands)
169k
Median Salary
£31,188
Annual Percentage Change
6.9%
Mean Salary
£46,025

Salary comparison between Buckinghamshire and South East

See how Buckinghamshire compares to the rest of South East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South East is £38,306 in Wokingham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Windsor and Maidenhead UA. Buckinghamshire ranks 15 out of 64 in terms of median salary.

Location Annual Percentage Change Mean Salary Annual Percentage Change
Wokingham 64k £38,306 12.9% £46,994 11.1%
Guildford 55k £38,040 17.0% £48,215 15.4%
Basingstoke and Deane 77k £35,488 9.0% £39,939 9.8%
Hart 38k £35,449 14.6% £43,681 7.2%
Reigate and Banstead 45k £35,282 9.3% £42,842 8.4%
Tandridge 31k £35,165 17.2% £46,788 12.3%
Waverley 45k £34,836 15.0% £47,107 15.1%
Vale of White Horse 59k £34,587 7.8% £39,045 5.5%
South Oxfordshire 51k £34,159 10.1% £41,240 5.5%
Woking 35k £33,853 12.1% £39,741 8.8%
Bracknell Forest UA 42k £33,640 5.4% £37,449 2.5%
Tonbridge and Malling 52k £32,307 3.5% £37,778 -2.9%
Elmbridge 45k £32,272 -1.7% £0 0.0%
Dartford 44k £32,204 10.8% £36,047 8.9%
Winchester 50k £31,824 -0.5% £41,231 13.1%
West Berkshire UA 63k £31,106 0.3% £36,324 -8.6%
Reading UA 65k £30,925 -0.8% £36,019 -2.9%
Tunbridge Wells 40k £30,914 -4.4% £39,798 0.0%
Slough UA 43k £30,694 3.1% £35,155 6.3%
Fareham 39k £30,652 0.0% £35,180 0.1%
Oxford 57k £30,575 4.5% £33,309 1.0%
Cherwell 60k £30,490 3.1% £34,858 5.1%
Rushmoor 40k £30,480 11.1% £34,922 3.7%
East Hampshire 51k £30,316 3.8% £36,310 -5.6%
Mid Sussex 58k £30,073 9.6% £39,498 12.9%
Maidstone 60k £30,071 7.1% £34,102 5.1%
Test Valley 57k £30,015 5.2% £34,218 6.8%
Eastleigh 61k £29,970 4.0% £32,723 2.7%
Crawley 43k £29,950 12.3% £32,595 5.0%
Horsham 50k £29,515 14.5% £36,218 8.4%
Southampton UA 95k £29,496 9.4% £31,876 7.5%
Gravesham 36k £29,456 7.6% £32,987 7.5%
Folkestone and Hythe 37k £29,349 12.5% £32,060 9.5%
Mole Valley 26k £29,130 3.9% £37,641 -6.5%
Ashford 44k £28,980 19.1% £32,132 10.1%
Swale 53k £28,711 10.2% £35,009 10.2%
Dover 37k £27,816 9.2% £34,308 13.9%
Medway UA 101k £27,597 2.6% £31,964 5.7%
Chichester 0k £27,543 12.8% £33,524 17.2%
Portsmouth UA 68k £27,515 10.1% £30,289 10.7%
Lewes 30k £27,451 1.1% £38,056 10.9%
Brighton and Hove UA 94k £27,360 4.1% £32,661 6.5%
Worthing 47k £27,135 1.7% £30,350 1.6%
Canterbury 49k £26,934 8.9% £34,116 10.2%
Gosport 35k £26,677 0.8% £30,104 2.5%
New Forest 60k £26,093 9.4% £31,535 8.3%
Sevenoaks 36k £25,659 0.0% £36,430 -12.8%
Adur 22k £25,534 0.0% £30,251 14.1%
Wealden 50k £25,509 4.1% £32,191 6.9%
Havant 44k £25,216 2.8% £29,820 5.4%
Eastbourne 33k £25,129 6.4% £28,386 3.2%
Thanet 44k £24,660 8.5% £29,587 10.8%
Hastings 33k £24,596 7.0% £27,686 10.6%
Arun 49k £24,235 5.7% £27,037 3.1%
West Oxfordshire 49k £0 0.0% £32,201 8.4%
Isle of Wight UA 45k £0 0.0% £26,234 1.5%
Milton Keynes UA 96k £0 0.0% £36,796 7.2%
Runnymede 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
Spelthorne 35k £0 0.0% £38,810 0.0%
Surrey Heath 0k £0 0.0% £44,983 -1.1%
Windsor and Maidenhead UA 53k £0 0.0% £49,464 5.9%
Rother 30k £0 0.0% £30,809 2.1%
Epsom and Ewell 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%

See how Buckinghamshire compares to other areas in South East

Number of businesses by industry for Buckinghamshire

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Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
1,025 1,540 4,305 925 1,220 1,945 1,090 1,135 3,390 535 1,310 6,305 2,790 125 565 1,105 2,045