Total Crime Rate
101.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitelands Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield , and the 261st highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitelands Way (HP12 3EH) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower than the Booker, Cressex and Castlefield average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitelands Way (HP12 3EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dashwood Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bushey Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Booker, Cressex and Castlefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booker Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitelands Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle View Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Chairborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle View Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Whitelands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ogilvie Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copyground Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Desborough Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle View Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copy Ground Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Copyground Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle View Gardens | — |
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