Total Crime Rate

583.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 583.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 124.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.5 10/10
  • Public order 74.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ward Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 15th highest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

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 Ward Road (MK1 1JA) in the last 12 months was 583.9 per 1,000 residents and was 336.7% higher than the Bletchley East average (133.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 236.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Road (MK1 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Simpson. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Simpson Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simpson Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Simpson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Simpson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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