Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.5 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • 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
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

Myrtle Bank area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bradwell , and the 160th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Bank (MK12 6HH) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% higher than the Bradwell average (86.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Bank (MK12 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Snowberry Close. Police recorded 43 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 Myrtle Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckthorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckthorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldermead Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mapledean Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mapledean Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckthorn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckthorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buckthorn Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buckthorn Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Myrtle Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snowberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Snowberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southern Way —
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Data Sources

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