Total Crime Rate

224.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 224.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Public order 53.7 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Amherst Court area has the 16th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 71st 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 Amherst Court (MK15 9EX) in the last 12 months was 224.4 per 1,000 residents and was 205.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 141.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amherst Court (MK15 9EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shipman Court, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grimbold Court (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amherst Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shipman Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Phillimore Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phillimore Close —
Sep 2025Public order Phillimore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipman Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shipman Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shipman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shipman Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Grimbold Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grimbold Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grimbold Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grimbold Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimbold Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shipman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shipman Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Whitsun Pasture Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitsun Pasture Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willen Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phillimore Close —
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Data Sources

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