Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.2 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 55.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Downs Park area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downley , and the 587th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downs Park (HP13 5LU) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Park (HP13 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hithercroft Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tinkers Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hithercroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hithercroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hithercroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tinkers Wood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tinkers Wood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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