Crime Rates at Dovecote, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8EG

Dovecote area has the 8th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope , and the 178th 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 Dovecote (MK16 8EG) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovecote (MK16 8EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bury Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dovecote (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.