Total Crime Rate
151.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Watling Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 124th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Watling Street (MK1 1BW) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Bletchley East average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Watling Street (MK1 1BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bull Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tavistock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Laurels | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Laurels | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stuart Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Close | Under investigation |
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