Total Crime Rate
80.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edwards Croft area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Stantonbury , and the 330th 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 Edwards Croft (MK13 7BU) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% higher than the Stantonbury average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edwards Croft (MK13 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Chipperfield Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 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 | Burglary | Chipperfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chipperfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Melbourne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stanton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chipperfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chipperfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chipperfield Close | Under investigation |
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