Total Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Overn Crescent area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Buckingham East , and the 434th lowest crime rate of 1,637 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 Overn Crescent (MK18 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Buckingham East average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overn Crescent (MK18 1LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overn Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerhouse Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hamilton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Rumbolds Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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