Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Preston Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Buckingham West , and the 521st highest crime rate of 1,638 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Road (MK18 4HB) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Data Sources

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