Total Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buckingham Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Severn Vale South , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 336 local areas in Tewkesbury .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Drive (GL3 1NG) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Severn Vale South average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buckingham Drive (GL3 1NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elderberry Mews, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarkia Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Severn Vale South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sage Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salvia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sage Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Zinnia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacey Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacey Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vervain Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Japonica Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Essex Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderberry Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderberry Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elderberry Mews | Under investigation |
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