Total Crime Rate

171.7 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 171.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • 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
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

Tinkers Wood Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Downley , and the 102nd 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 Tinkers Wood Road (HP13 5RL) in the last 12 months was 171.7 per 1,000 residents and was 110.4% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tinkers Wood Road (HP13 5RL), the main crime hotspot is near Hithercroft Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tinkers Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheviot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hithercroft Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hithercroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hithercroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hithercroft Road 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 Littleworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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