Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Melton area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Stantonbury , and the 341st lowest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melton (MK14 6BH) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton (MK14 6BH), the main crime hotspot is near Stowe Court. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melton area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kersey Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melton —
Apr 2026Other theft Stowe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kersey Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kersey Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jennings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanolin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kay Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Under investigation
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Data Sources

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