Postcode · Buckingham
Crime in MK18 3LU
How much crime is recorded in MK18 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winslow & Padbury
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,338 (2024)
MK18 3LUBuckingham
How safe is MK18 3LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK18 3LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
MK18 3LUNational
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.34.5
Burglary2.39.1
Drugs1.92.4
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.