Total Crime Rate

192.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 192.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 163.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bayard Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 85th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bayard Avenue (MK14 7LN) in the last 12 months was 192.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% higher than the Broughton average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 141.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 163.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bayard Avenue (MK14 7LN), the main crime hotspot is near Yarrow Place. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bayard Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mullen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bayard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Martingale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martingale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glazier Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martingale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martingale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martingale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mullen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bayard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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