Postcode · High Wycombe
Crime in HP13 5TP
How much crime is recorded in HP13 5TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downley
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
How safe is HP13 5TP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP13 5TP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 5TPNational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Shoplifting7.88.4
Public order5.84.6
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.34.5
Robbery1.71.4
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.