Total Crime Rate

191.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.1 9/10
  • Burglary 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gladstone 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.

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Crime Over Time in Gladstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alfred Burt Vc Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franchise Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Higham Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albany Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Upper Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Gladstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Gladstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bellingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs A416 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franchise Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brushmakers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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