Total Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Downsway area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Buckingham , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Downsway (BN43 5GN) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% higher than the Buckingham average (20.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Downsway (BN43 5GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chanctonbury Drive, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downside Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Buckingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chanctonbury Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norman Crescent | — |
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