Total Crime Rate

357.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.3 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 357.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 230.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chesham Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bradwell , and the 36th highest crime rate of 852 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 Chesham Avenue (MK13 8DA) in the last 12 months was 357.8 per 1,000 residents and was 315.7% higher than the Bradwell average (86.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 201.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesham Avenue (MK13 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Naphill Place, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leasowe Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chesham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Naphill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Naphill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stainton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Common Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Naphill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Naphill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Booker Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Naphill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Naphill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Naphill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimbledon Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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