Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Red Kite Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Downley , and the 325th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher than the Downley average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Red Kite Close (HP13 5GN), the main crime hotspot is near Southfield Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pheasant Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dovetail Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dovetail Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Talbot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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