Crime Rates at Smeaton Close, Blakelands, Milton Keynes, MK14 5HR

Smeaton Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Campbell Park & Old Woughton , and the 51st 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 Smeaton Close (MK14 5HR) in the last 12 months was 281.5 per 1,000 residents and was 234.9% higher than the Campbell Park & Old Woughton average (84.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smeaton Close (MK14 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harle Stone Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.