Total Crime Rate

177.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 177.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

The Acres area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Downley , and the 94th 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 The Acres (HP13 5NR) in the last 12 months was 177.7 per 1,000 residents and was 117.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Acres (HP13 5NR), 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 The Acres area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheviot Close 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Malvern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hithercroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birches Rise —
Sep 2025Burglary Birches Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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