Total Crime Rate
58.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linford 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cypress | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bramley Meadows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Meadows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ash Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cypress | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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