Total Crime Rate
458.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Street area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Buckingham East , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,637 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 West Street (MK18 1HP) in the last 12 months was 458.0 per 1,000 residents and was 773.4% higher than the Buckingham East average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 160.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Street (MK18 1HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamilton Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Buckingham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Rumbolds Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenor Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerhouse Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hamilton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Street | Under investigation |
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