Total Crime Rate

171.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckingham Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wolverton , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

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 Street (MK12 5JD) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher than the Wolverton average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Street (MK12 5JD), the main crime hotspot is near Buckingham Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cambridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Buckingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radcliffe Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radcliffe Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radcliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckingham Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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