Total Crime Rate
97.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Link Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield , and the 289th 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 Link Road (HP12 3EP) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Link Road (HP12 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burnham Close, where police recorded 26 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 | Possession of weapons | Chairborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Whitelands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle View Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle View Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pettifer Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booker Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitelands Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle View Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle View Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chiltern Avenue | 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 | Bushey Close | Under investigation |
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