Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 48.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotswolds Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckingham West , and the 709th highest crime rate of 1,638 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotswolds Way (MK18 2FH) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the Buckingham West average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswolds Way (MK18 2FH), the main crime hotspot is near Clay Lane. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotswolds Way area

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Data Sources

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