Total Crime Rate

234.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 234.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.7 10/10
  • Public order 34.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Buckingham East , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,638 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 Castle Street (MK18 1BS) in the last 12 months was 234.6 per 1,000 residents and was 372.1% higher than the Buckingham East average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (MK18 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Castle Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooks Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft St Rumbolds Lane Under investigation
Oct 2025Other crime Brooks Court Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Oct 2025Other theft Manor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishers Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Public order Hamilton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Burglary Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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