Total Crime Rate
191.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gladstone Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Chess Valley , and the 78th 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 Gladstone Road (HP5 3AD) in the last 12 months was 191.4 per 1,000 residents and was 170.9% higher than the Chess Valley average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gladstone Road (HP5 3AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chess Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alfred Burt Vc Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Franchise Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Higham Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albany Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Gladstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Gladstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Gladstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bellingdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A416 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Franchise Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brushmakers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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