Total Crime Rate
166.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buckingham 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.
View Crime In Ryemead and Micklefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gayhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilling Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Micklefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Woodside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Buckingham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Buckingham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winslow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Buckingham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winslow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winslow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilling Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Plantation Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buckingham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hicks Farm Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Welles Road | Under investigation |
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