Total Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mendip Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downley , and the 154th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mendip Way (HP13 5TE) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 108.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendip Way (HP13 5TE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 66 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 Mendip Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kelvin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nutfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Cotswold Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pastures —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Desborough Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs Desborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cumbrian Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Cumbrian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumbrian Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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