Total Crime Rate
218.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashover area has the 17th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 75th 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 Ashover (MK10 7EA) in the last 12 months was 218.4 per 1,000 residents and was 197.2% higher 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashover (MK10 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Centaur Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Broughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Castle Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bodmin Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bodmin Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Butterton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashover | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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