Total Crime Rate
415.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Empress Matilda Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Stony Stratford , and the 26th 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 Empress Matilda Gardens (MK12 5FZ) in the last 12 months was 415.8 per 1,000 residents and was 540.9% higher than the Stony Stratford average (64.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 165.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Empress Matilda Gardens (MK12 5FZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llewellyn Chase, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stony Stratford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Llewellyn Chase | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | King Stephen Meadows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llewellyn Chase | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longville | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Christchurch Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oriel Close | Under investigation |
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