Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Buckingham Gate area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Campbell Park & Old Woughton , and the 412th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Gate (MK6 5AA) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Campbell Park & Old Woughton average (84.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Gate (MK6 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Ambridge Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ambridge Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadds Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hillyer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troutbeck
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golden Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Rise
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belsize Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belsize Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belsize Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montagu Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Under investigation

Data Sources

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