Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 43.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavan Way area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavan Way (MK10 9LY) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Broughton average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavan Way (MK10 9LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tanfield Lane, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radstock Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cavan Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kemsley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstock Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kemsley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tanfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tanfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tanfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstock Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstock Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodrington Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodrington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pye Bridge End Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pye Bridge End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weybourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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