Total Crime Rate

125.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 125.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 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 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wolverton , and the 185th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Street (MK12 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Street (MK12 5AJ), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buckingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Radcliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jersey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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