Yes, safer than most of Buckinghamshire. Recorded crime runs well below the county rate. Hardly anyone is out of work. Anti-social behaviour is about half its usual share. The house is fairly safe, and the car on the drive is the thing to keep an eye on.
Thames Valley Police recorded 575 crimes in Gerrards Cross in the year from June 2025 to May 2026, which works out to a published rate of about 54 offences per 1,000 residents. That's roughly 18% below the Buckinghamshire average over the same twelve months. It's low by the county's standards, and Buckinghamshire isn't a rough county to begin with.
The county rate was about 65 per 1,000 against about 54 here. Ten or so offences per 1,000 people is a gap you can measure, though not a dramatic one. Particulars that call it a "low-crime area" are, for once, using a phrase the police figures roughly support.
The town is home to about 1,830 people per square kilometre, unemployment is about 2% and about 2% of households are overcrowded. That's a well-off, roomy, mostly employed place. Those figures describe the neighbourhood and don't explain its crime rate. Low crime and comfortable living conditions go together here, but neither one is shown to cause the other.
The mix is where Gerrards Cross stands out. Violence and sexual offences, a broad legal category that includes common assault without injury, made up about 33% of recorded crime, against about 35% across England and Wales, so it's close to the national pattern. Vehicle crime is the one that stands out, at about 12% here against 5% nationally. Other theft was about 10% against 7%, public order about 9% against 7%, and criminal damage and arson about 8% against 7%. Anti-social behaviour was about 8% of the total against 16% nationally. On these streets the house alarm matters less than the car alarm.
When a crime is reported, Thames Valley Police charges a suspect in about 9% of cases, against about 12% nationally, and ranks 37th of 42 forces on that measure. About 37% of cases are closed without anyone being identified. Those are force-wide figures, covering a patch far bigger than this town. They measure what happens after a report, which is a separate question from how often crime happens here. If you're buying, check the street-level crime map for the exact road, and ask what secure off-road parking comes with the house.
Gerrards Cross is a safe place to live, comfortably below the county average, and vehicle crime is the one category that runs high. It's the car you should think about protecting, more than yourself.