Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Syward Row area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Stony Stratford , and the 236th 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 Syward Row (MK12 5QA) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 308.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Syward Row (MK12 5QA), the main crime hotspot is near Addington Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Syward Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Addington Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Herdman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meacham Meadow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butter Row —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butter Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiting Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiting Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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