Total Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plover Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Buckingham East , and the 544th highest crime rate of 1,637 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 Plover Close (MK18 7ES) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Buckingham East average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plover Close (MK18 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Buckingham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeycomb Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeycomb Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Butterfly Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Butterfly Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pillow Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pillow Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Constance Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Constance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Constance Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Constance Street | Under investigation |
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