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Crime in HP13 5DN

How much crime is recorded in HP13 5DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Downley
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,581 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HP13 5DN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP13 5DN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

HP13 5DNNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Shoplifting13.78.4
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 39% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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