Total Crime Rate

468.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 468.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 244.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cotswold Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Downley , and the 19th 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 Cotswold Way (HP13 5NE) in the last 12 months was 468.1 per 1,000 residents and was 473.7% 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 23 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.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 266.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Way (HP13 5NE), the main crime hotspot is near Birches Rise. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotswold Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birches Rise —
Sep 2025Other theft The Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Birches Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheviot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Malvern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templeside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templeside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Templeside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Templeside Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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