Crime and Safety in Iver

Last updated: 07 Jun 2026

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Iver is among the top 20 most dangerous small towns in Buckinghamshire, and is the 30th most dangerous overall out of Buckinghamshire's 216 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Iver in 2026 is 61 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Buckinghamshire's overall crime rate, coming in 4.0% higher than the Buckinghamshire rate of 59 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Iver is the 358th most dangerous small town, and the 2,324th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

In January 2026, Iver was the worst small town in Buckinghamshire for burglary, with 5 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.39 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2026 was also a bad month for Iver residents, when it was Buckinghamshire's most dangerous small town for criminal damage and arson, recording 14 crimes at a rate of 1.1 per 1,000 daytime population.

The most common crimes in Iver are violence and sexual offences, with 311 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 24. This is 8% lower than 2025's figure of 337 offences and a difference of 2.07 from 2025's crime rate of 27. Iver's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 1 offence recorded in 2026, the same as 2025's figure of 1 crime.

Iver 2026 Crime Scorecard

Top 20 Most Dangerous

Small Towns, Buckinghamshire

0.24% lower, regional crime rate

South East

15% lower, national crime rate

England, Wales & NI

Local Crime in Context

As of April 2026, the crime rate in Iver is 0.24% lower than the South East and 15% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.

Iver Crime Rate Over Time

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Iver Crime Map

Incidents mapped in Iver represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.

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See How Iver Compares

You can compare Iver's crime statistics against any other town, village, or city from across the country. Search for a location's name below to see how they stack up.

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Introduction to Iver's crime statistics

 

This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Iver up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Iver's 340 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:

  • Within a Five-Minute Walk
  • Within a Ten-Minute Walk
  • Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk

Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.

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CrimeRate Insights

Looking into a specific address in Iver? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.

Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.

That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.

Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.

Crime Risk Scores

Iver • 12 Months Ending April 2026

 

The typical five-minute walk within Iver has a crime risk score of 542. This is based on analysis of 340 nearby areas within Iver, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.

Five Mins
542 crime risk score
Ten Mins
609 crime risk score
Fifteen Mins
660 crime risk score

Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Iver's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.

Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Iver, crime risk scores are typically around 542, while in Buckinghamshire they are average 433.

Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 609 (432 for Buckinghamshire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 660 (Buckinghamshire 434).

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Trends in Crime Risk

Iver

 

Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.

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The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 6% in Iver's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.

Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Iver's crime risk score is down by 18%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.

Over the last year, Iver's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 15%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.

Crime Rates and Indexes

Iver

 

The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.

1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.

Highest Crime Rates

Iver • 12 Months Ending April 2026

 

Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.

Vehicle Crime
1.31 CrimeRate Index
Drugs
1.25 CrimeRate Index
Burglary
1.16 CrimeRate Index

Vehicle Crime offences have a crime rate of 5.65 reports per 1,000 people in Iver, which is 1.31 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 72 crime reports logged by Thames Valley Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.

For the same period, Thames Valley Police recorded 49 reports of Drugs in Iver, resulting in a crime rate of 3.87 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.25.

The crime rate for Burglary is 1.16 times the national average at 3.63 reports per 1,000. This is from 46 crime reports reported to Thames Valley Police.

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Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types

Iver

 

Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.

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Drugs offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 3.09 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 0.38 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 713% over this timeframe.

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Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.40 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 2.67 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 10% over this timeframe.

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Public Order offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.98 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 0.25 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 292% over this timeframe.

Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types

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Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.

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Vehicle Crime offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.46 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 2.18 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 79% over this timeframe.

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Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.57 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 1.14 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 50% over this timeframe.

Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map

Iver • 12 Months Ending April 2026

 

Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.

 
Iver
Buckinghamshire
South East
Crime TypeCountRateIndexCountRateIndexCountRateIndex
Anti-Social Behaviour796.210.447,1867.110.50115,50010.870.77
Bicycle Theft10.081.144390.450.627,3150.680.93
Burglary463.631.162,2332.210.7123,5352.230.71
Criminal Damage and Arson836.521.044,8234.780.7658,5015.500.88
Drugs493.871.252,3022.280.7425,2032.370.77
Other Crime201.591.151,4161.400.7617,1511.610.87
Other Theft776.031.065,4255.370.9451,3364.840.85
Possession of Weapons50.401.114100.400.478,7360.810.95
Public Order675.270.914,9444.890.8454,7455.150.89
Robbery110.881.107440.740.637,5880.720.61
Shoplifting362.830.406,0235.970.8472,9836.880.96
Theft From the Person10.080.574350.440.284,6680.450.29
Vehicle Crime725.651.314,2914.230.9834,0993.220.75
Violence and Sexual Offences31124.460.8026,04625.770.85286,81526.980.89
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Total Crime by Year

 
Iver
Buckinghamshire
South East
YearCountRateIndexCountRateIndexCountRateIndex
202677961.290.8959,53158.930.82652,67561.440.85
202580764.140.9459,76659.700.81670,27463.350.86
202485568.440.9760,35960.920.81690,90365.860.87
202399981.201.0965,04966.500.84713,54768.830.87
202299482.681.1361,05963.220.82704,44468.580.89
20211,02284.951.2953,26155.620.81625,48461.360.89
202090174.571.0753,05455.940.75669,21965.970.89
201994278.291.1151,38654.120.71666,50565.820.86
201881166.711.0246,40149.010.69644,14263.850.90
201769256.810.9642,73745.460.71552,69655.040.86
201617914.700.8513,44314.370.75160,27315.990.84
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Iver Compared to Nearby Small Towns

12 Months Ending Apr 2026

 

Small TownTotal CrimesCrime RateRate Difference
Campbell Park1,55793.3052% more dangerous
Wolverton and Greenleys1,52688.5144% more dangerous
Bradwell81779.8530% more dangerous
Stony Stratford58170.4815% more dangerous
Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow79971.8617% more dangerous
Great Linford1,67768.0711% more dangerous
Burnham94465.968% more dangerous
Shenley Church End98661.860.93% more dangerous
Iver77961.29-
Broughton71055.749% safer
Stantonbury85454.8111% safer
Denham64755.809% safer
Chesham1,48757.576% safer
Beaconsfield79354.3711% safer
West Bletchley1,34655.749% safer
Walton72550.7317% safer

Comparing Iver to the UK's Major Cities

12 Months Ending Apr 2026

 

City NameCrime RateRate Difference
Iver61.29-
Cardiff79.5530% more dangerous
Newcastle upon Tyne82.6935% more dangerous
Sheffield84.0937% more dangerous
Leicester97.8760% more dangerous
Bristol104.6471% more dangerous
Birmingham105.0571% more dangerous
Liverpool106.4874% more dangerous
Leeds107.1075% more dangerous
Nottingham107.7476% more dangerous
Westminster125.00104% more dangerous

Offences In and Around Iver's Parks & Leisure Spaces

 

Limited to spaces in Iver that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

NameASBDrugsPublic OrderRobberyVSOAll Others
Iver Sports Field41--25
Richings Sports Park----32
Black Park Country Park5-4-517
Langley Park71-11810
Huntsmoor Park-3--15
Thorney Country Park1-31311

Recent Crimes in Iver

The 20 most recent crime reports in Iver.

 

DateCrime TypeLocationOutcome
April 2026Anti-social behaviourOn or near Hardings Close
April 2026Anti-social behaviourOn or near Leas Drive
April 2026BurglaryOn or near Leas Drive
April 2026BurglaryOn or near Rowan Gardens
April 2026BurglaryOn or near The Parkway
April 2026Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Supermarket
April 2026Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Thorney Lane South
April 2026DrugsOn or near Parking Area
April 2026DrugsOn or near Bathurst Close
April 2026Other theftOn or near Leacroft Road
April 2026Other theftOn or near Supermarket
April 2026Other theftOn or near Hardings Close
April 2026Public orderOn or near Cecil Road
April 2026Public orderOn or near Heath Way
April 2026ShopliftingOn or near Supermarket
April 2026Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Supermarket
April 2026Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Supermarket
April 2026Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Hollow Hill Lane
April 2026Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Pinewood Road
April 2026Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Richings Place

Methodology & Data Sources

Iver Crime Report

 

Data Sources & Processing

Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.

Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Iver during June 2026 will typically become available in August 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.

Iver Data Points

For Iver, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E04001588.

Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Iver's daytime - or "workday" - population of 10,907 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.

All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.

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CrimeRate's boundaries for Iver

Calculating Crime Rates

CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.

Crime Risk Score Calculations

CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.

Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.

Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.

The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.

Frequently Asked Questions

Crime in Iver

 

What police force serves Iver?
Iver's local territorial police force is the Thames Valley Police.

How dangerous is Iver?
Iver is among the top 20 most dangerous small towns in Buckinghamshire.

What is Iver's most common crime?
The most common crimes in Iver are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Iver?
Iver's least common crime is bicycle theft.