Total Crime Rate
55.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hodge Lea Lane area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bradwell , and the 389th lowest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hodge Lea Lane (MK12 6JB) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hodge Lea Lane (MK12 6JB), the main crime hotspot is near Franklins Croft. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklins Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunvedin Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Franklins Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklins Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Snowberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Snowberry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kildonan Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunvedin Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gledfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golspie Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Golspie Croft | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gledfield Place | Under investigation |
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