Total Crime Rate

146.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 146.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swanwick Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 135th 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 Swanwick Lane (MK10 9LD) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 99.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanwick Lane (MK10 9LD), the main crime hotspot is near Bicton Chase. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swanwick Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Littlestone Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Staverton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Butterley Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanwick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bulmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Greyfriars Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bicton Chase Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maypool Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravenglass Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Duffield Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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