Total Crime Rate

165.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 165.6 9/10
  • Public order 57.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Silk Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Buckingham East , and the 106th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silk Close (MK18 7RF) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 215.8% higher than the Buckingham East average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silk Close (MK18 7RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Catchpin Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Silk Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butterfly Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catchpin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catchpin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Constance Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeycomb Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeycomb Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butterfly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pillow Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pillow Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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