Total Crime Rate
94.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stanway Close area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 263rd 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 Stanway Close (MK15 9BU) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% higher than the Broughton average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanway Close (MK15 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Phillimore Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warmington Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Broughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Phillimore Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Whitsun Pasture | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitsun Pasture | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stanway Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Phillimore Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Phillimore Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Phillimore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willen Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockhampton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warmington Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kemble Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemble Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemble Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bells Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haythrop Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warmington Gardens | Under investigation |
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