Total Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Western Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Buckingham East , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Western Avenue (MK18 1LD) in the last 12 months was 6.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower than the Buckingham East average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Western Avenue (MK18 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pightle Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Overn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northend Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pightle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
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