Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 43.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cambridge Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wolverton , and the 287th 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 Cambridge Street (MK12 5AE) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Wolverton average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 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 Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Street (MK12 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Buckingham Street. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buckingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jersey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Radcliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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