Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downside area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Buckingham , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 209 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 Downside (BN43 6HF) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher than the Buckingham average (21.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Downside (BN43 6HF), the main crime hotspot is near Southlands Way. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Garden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashlings Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Tottington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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