Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 71.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ashdown Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Ryemead and Micklefield , and the 427th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashdown Road (HP13 7JD) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Ryemead and Micklefield average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdown Road (HP13 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Plantation Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Welles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Buckingham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Buckingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plantation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilling Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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