Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Poppy Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poppy Avenue (MK10 7AS) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Broughton average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppy Avenue (MK10 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Shackerstone Close. Police recorded 16 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 Poppy Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dymchurch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theseus Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bala Lake Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingswear Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingswear Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackerstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Littlestone Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theseus Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Duffield Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackerstone Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancastria Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancastria Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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