Total Crime Rate
771.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garratts Way area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Downley , and the 7th 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 Garratts Way (HP13 5YT) in the last 12 months was 771.1 per 1,000 residents and was 845.1% 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 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garratts Way (HP13 5YT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 324 crimes here, including 78 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 | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Desborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bellfield Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Desborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Desborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Desborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Desborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Desborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Desborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyatt Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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