Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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 10th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Downley , and the 752nd lowest crime rate of 1,637 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 Cotswold Way (HP13 5NP) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Way (HP13 5NP), 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Malvern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheviot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birches Rise —
Sep 2025Burglary Birches Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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