Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linford Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope , and the 411th lowest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linford Avenue (MK16 8BZ) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linford Avenue (MK16 8BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Linford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cypress Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramley Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Meadows Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ash Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cypress Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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