Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Red Kite Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downley , and the 351st highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Red Kite Close (HP13 5GN) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher than the Downley average (64.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Red Kite Close (HP13 5GN), the main crime hotspot is near Southfield Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Red Kite Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gilletts Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilletts Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plomer Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Red Kite Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Wycombe Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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