Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckingham Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Ryemead and Micklefield , and the 109th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Drive (HP13 7XT) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% higher than the Ryemead and Micklefield average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Drive (HP13 7XT), the main crime hotspot is near Plantation Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gayhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micklefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodside Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Buckingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Road
Apr 2026Other crime Buckingham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilling Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plantation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hicks Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Welles Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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