Total Crime Rate
72.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Otway 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.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Castle Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blythebridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Star Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Castle Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Loughborough Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Loughborough Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenford | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Agase Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashover | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Star Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merhonour Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Doxford Heath | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Causey Arch | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Causey Arch | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Causey Arch | Under investigation |
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