Total Crime Rate
182.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plomer Green Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Downley , and the 86th 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 Plomer Green Lane (HP13 5TN) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 123.4% higher than the Downley average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plomer Green Lane (HP13 5TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downs Park (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Downley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willoughby'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mines Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littleworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hithercroft Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hithercroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gray'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hithercroft Road | Under investigation |
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