Total Crime Rate
171.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Pastures 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 The Pastures (HP13 5RN) 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 The Pastures (HP13 5RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hithercroft Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Downley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheviot Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Acres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheviot Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hithercroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hithercroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hithercroft Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Acres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hithercroft Road | Under investigation |
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