Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Otway Close area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 364th highest crime rate of 852 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 Otway Close (MK10 7GP) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Broughton average (77.1 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otway Close (MK10 7GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Centaur Court, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Otway Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Castle Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blythebridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Star Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Castle Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loughborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loughborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Agase Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashover Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Star Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merhonour Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Doxford Heath Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Causey Arch Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Causey Arch Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Causey Arch Under investigation

Data Sources

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