Total Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gibbs Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Downley , and the 697th lowest crime rate of 1,637 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 Gibbs Close (HP13 5YB) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gibbs Close (HP13 5YB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Downley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anthony Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brindley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gibbs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbs Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rennie Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyatt Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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