Crime and Safety in Wolverton and Greenleys
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Wolverton and Greenleys is among the top 5 most dangerous small towns in Buckinghamshire, and is among the top 10 most dangerous overall out of Buckinghamshire's 216 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Wolverton and Greenleys in 2026 is 89 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Buckinghamshire's overall crime rate, coming in 50% higher than the Buckinghamshire rate of 59 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Wolverton and Greenleys is the 110th most dangerous small town, and the 766th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In March 2026, Wolverton and Greenleys had the worst crime rate in Buckinghamshire for anti-social behaviour, with 46 crimes reported and a crime rate of 2.7 per 1,000 daytime population. June 2022 was also a bad month for Wolverton and Greenleys residents, when it was Buckinghamshire's most dangerous area for drugs, recording 15 crimes at a rate of 0.91 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Wolverton and Greenleys are violence and sexual offences, with 702 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 41. This is 8% lower than 2025's figure of 761 offences and a difference of 3.40 from 2025's crime rate of 44. Wolverton and Greenleys's least common crime is theft from the person, with 9 offences recorded in 2026, a decrease of 10% from 2025's figure of 10 crimes.
Wolverton and Greenleys 2026 Crime Scorecard
Top 5 Most Dangerous
Small Towns, Buckinghamshire
44% higher, regional crime rate
South East
23% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Wolverton and Greenleys is 44% higher than the South East and 23% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Wolverton and Greenleys Crime Rate Over Time
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Wolverton and Greenleys Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Wolverton and Greenleys represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Wolverton and Greenleys's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Wolverton and Greenleys up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Wolverton and Greenleys's 301 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Crime Risk Scores
Wolverton and Greenleys • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Wolverton and Greenleys has a crime risk score of 664. This is based on analysis of 301 nearby areas within Wolverton and Greenleys, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Wolverton and Greenleys's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Wolverton and Greenleys, crime risk scores are typically around 664, while in Buckinghamshire they are average 433.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 737 (432 for Buckinghamshire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 763 (Buckinghamshire 434).
Trends in Crime Risk
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Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 9% in Wolverton and Greenleys's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Wolverton and Greenleys's crime risk score is down by 9%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Wolverton and Greenleys's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 7%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
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The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Wolverton and Greenleys • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Possession of Weapons offences have a crime rate of 0.89 reports per 1,000 people in Wolverton and Greenleys, which is 2.07 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 15 crime reports logged by Thames Valley Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Thames Valley Police recorded 121 reports of Vehicle Crime in Wolverton and Greenleys, resulting in a crime rate of 7.00 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.63.
The crime rate for Public Order is 1.42 times the national average at 8.23 reports per 1,000. This is from 142 crime reports reported to Thames Valley Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
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Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Drugs offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.78 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 0.86 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 107% over this timeframe.
Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.20 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 0.67 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 79% over this timeframe.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.31 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 2.59 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 49% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
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Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.53 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 1.56 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 66% over this timeframe.
Theft From the Person offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.00 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 2.77 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 64% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of - for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 1.71 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a near-complete decrease over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Wolverton and Greenleys • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Wolverton and Greenleys | Buckinghamshire | South East | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 229 | 13.26 | 0.94 | 7,186 | 7.11 | 0.50 | 115,500 | 10.87 | 0.77 |
| Bicycle Theft | 12 | 0.71 | 1.22 | 439 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 7,315 | 0.68 | 0.93 |
| Burglary | 58 | 3.36 | 1.07 | 2,233 | 2.21 | 0.71 | 23,535 | 2.23 | 0.71 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 137 | 7.94 | 1.26 | 4,823 | 4.78 | 0.76 | 58,501 | 5.50 | 0.88 |
| Drugs | 53 | 3.08 | 1.08 | 2,302 | 2.28 | 0.74 | 25,203 | 2.37 | 0.77 |
| Other Crime | 36 | 2.09 | 1.23 | 1,416 | 1.40 | 0.76 | 17,151 | 1.61 | 0.87 |
| Other Theft | 118 | 6.84 | 1.20 | 5,425 | 5.37 | 0.94 | 51,336 | 4.84 | 0.85 |
| Possession of Weapons | 15 | 0.89 | 2.07 | 410 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 8,736 | 0.81 | 0.95 |
| Public Order | 142 | 8.23 | 1.42 | 4,944 | 4.89 | 0.84 | 54,745 | 5.15 | 0.89 |
| Robbery | 22 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 744 | 0.74 | 0.63 | 7,588 | 0.72 | 0.61 |
| Shoplifting | 101 | 5.85 | 0.82 | 6,023 | 5.97 | 0.84 | 72,983 | 6.88 | 0.96 |
| Theft From the Person | 9 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 435 | 0.44 | 0.28 | 4,668 | 0.45 | 0.29 |
| Vehicle Crime | 121 | 7.00 | 1.63 | 4,291 | 4.23 | 0.98 | 34,099 | 3.22 | 0.75 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 702 | 40.70 | 1.34 | 26,046 | 25.77 | 0.85 | 286,815 | 26.98 | 0.89 |
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Total Crime by Year
Wolverton and Greenleys | Buckinghamshire | South East | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 1,526 | 88.51 | 1.26 | 59,531 | 58.93 | 0.82 | 652,675 | 61.44 | 0.85 |
| 2025 | 1,612 | 94.56 | 1.31 | 59,766 | 59.70 | 0.81 | 670,274 | 63.35 | 0.86 |
| 2024 | 1,751 | 104.39 | 1.41 | 60,359 | 60.92 | 0.81 | 690,903 | 65.86 | 0.87 |
| 2023 | 1,785 | 107.93 | 1.39 | 65,049 | 66.50 | 0.84 | 713,547 | 68.83 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 1,681 | 101.40 | 1.35 | 61,059 | 63.22 | 0.82 | 704,444 | 68.58 | 0.89 |
| 2021 | 1,353 | 81.50 | 1.22 | 53,261 | 55.62 | 0.81 | 625,484 | 61.36 | 0.89 |
| 2020 | 1,394 | 84.36 | 1.16 | 53,054 | 55.94 | 0.75 | 669,219 | 65.97 | 0.89 |
| 2019 | 1,493 | 89.81 | 1.20 | 51,386 | 54.12 | 0.71 | 666,505 | 65.82 | 0.86 |
| 2018 | 1,340 | 80.40 | 1.15 | 46,401 | 49.01 | 0.69 | 644,142 | 63.85 | 0.90 |
| 2017 | 1,208 | 72.48 | 1.18 | 42,737 | 45.46 | 0.71 | 552,696 | 55.04 | 0.86 |
| 2016 | 400 | 24.00 | 1.30 | 13,443 | 14.37 | 0.75 | 160,273 | 15.99 | 0.84 |
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Wolverton and Greenleys Compared to Nearby Small Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woughton on the Green | 2,341 | 170.44 | 93% more dangerous |
| Bletchley and Fenny Stratford | 3,008 | 113.06 | 28% more dangerous |
| Campbell Park | 1,557 | 93.30 | 5% more dangerous |
| Wolverton and Greenleys | 1,526 | 88.51 | - |
| Bradwell | 817 | 79.85 | 10% safer |
| Stony Stratford | 581 | 70.48 | 20% safer |
| Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow | 799 | 71.86 | 19% safer |
| Great Linford | 1,677 | 68.07 | 23% safer |
| Burnham | 944 | 65.96 | 25% safer |
| Iver | 779 | 61.29 | 31% safer |
| Denham | 647 | 55.80 | 37% safer |
| Beaconsfield | 793 | 54.37 | 39% safer |
Comparing Wolverton and Greenleys to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 10% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 7% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 5.0% safer |
| Wolverton and Greenleys | 88.51 | - |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 11% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 18% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 19% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 20% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 21% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 22% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 41% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Wolverton and Greenleys's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Wolverton and Greenleys that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
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| Ouse Valley Park | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 10 |
| Wolverton Community Orchard | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Hodge Furze Allotments | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 14 |
| North Loughton Valley Park | 12 | 2 | - | - | 30 | 24 |
Recent Crimes in Wolverton and Greenleys
The 20 most recent crime reports in Wolverton and Greenleys.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near White Alder | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Hollin Lane | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Cedar Lodge Drive | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Mccorquordale Road | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Golspie Croft | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near White Alder | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Buckthorn | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Buckthorn | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Hollin Lane | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Hollin Lane | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Bedford Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Mccorquordale Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Gledfield Place | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Buckthorn | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Buckthorn | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Dunvedin Place | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Buckthorn | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Buckthorn | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Dunvedin Place | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Golspie Croft |
Methodology & Data Sources
Wolverton and Greenleys Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Wolverton and Greenleys during June 2026 will typically become available in August 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Wolverton and Greenleys Data Points
For Wolverton and Greenleys, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E04012197.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Wolverton and Greenleys's daytime - or "workday" - population of 14,449 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Wolverton and Greenleys