Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Tankard Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope , and the 360th highest crime rate of 855 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 Tankard Close (MK16 8AG) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope average (67.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tankard Close (MK16 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tankard Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassett Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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