Total Crime Rate

385.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 385.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.6 10/10
  • Public order 53.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stratford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Stony Stratford , and the 28th 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 Stratford Road (MK12 5LX) in the last 12 months was 385.7 per 1,000 residents and was 494.4% higher than the Stony Stratford average (64.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 215.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 380.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (MK12 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Timothy'S Close. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timothy'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylesbury Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Piece Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oriel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Timothy'S Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canons Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Llewellyn Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft King Stephen Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llewellyn Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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