Total Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitton Way area has the 36th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope , and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitton Way (MK16 0PP) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope average (60.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitton Way (MK16 0PP), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petersham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elthorne Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whaddon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whaddon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whaddon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lime Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennington Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Farm Road | — |
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