Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byward Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Campbell Park & Old Woughton , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 855 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 Byward Close (MK14 6JB) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Campbell Park & Old Woughton average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byward Close (MK14 6JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Capital Drive, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turners Mews (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Byward Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathercroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletchers Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turners Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turners Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vintners Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vintners Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Capital Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Capital Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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