Total Crime Rate

197.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 197.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Downs Barn Boulevard area has the 20th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 90th highest crime rate of 855 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 Downs Barn Boulevard (MK14 7PX) in the last 12 months was 197.7 per 1,000 residents and was 169.0% higher than the Broughton average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 355.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Barn Boulevard (MK14 7PX), the main crime hotspot is near Downs Barn Boulevard. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Barn Boulevard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Capel Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downs Barn Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loriner Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loriner Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Shire Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shannon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shannon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shannon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Downs Barn Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downs Barn Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byerly Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Byerly Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Overstreet Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cantle Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pastern Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pannier Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martingale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Coachmaker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Martingale Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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