Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Winslow , and the 317th highest crime rate of 1,629 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 Market Square (MK18 3AB) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 107.0% higher than the Winslow average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (MK18 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avenue Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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