Total Crime Rate

478.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 478.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.9 10/10
  • Other theft 95.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.9 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheviot Close area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downley , and the 19th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Cheviot Close (HP13 5SB) in the last 12 months was 478.7 per 1,000 residents and was 638.2% higher than the Downley average (64.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 170.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviot Close (HP13 5SB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheviot Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Templeside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tinkers Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cheviot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tinkers Wood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hithercroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumbrian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cumbrian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cumbrian Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pastures —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hithercroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tinkers Wood Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cotswold Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hithercroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birches Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Templeside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birches Rise —
Apr 2026Drugs Birches Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Templeside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birches Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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