Total Crime Rate

282.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 282.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Public order 41.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • 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

The Gables area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wolverton , and the 49th highest crime rate of 852 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 The Gables (MK12 5EY) in the last 12 months was 282.4 per 1,000 residents and was 150.6% higher than the Wolverton average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Gables (MK12 5EY), the main crime hotspot is near St Georges Way. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Gables area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Radcliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Lodge Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Creed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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