Total Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rainbow Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Buckingham , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 209 local areas in Adur .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rainbow Square (BN43 6AX) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 105.8% higher than the Buckingham average (21.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainbow Square (BN43 6AX), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Square. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rainbow Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashlings Way —
Sep 2025Public order Garden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rainbow Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Giles Close —
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Data Sources

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