Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 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 72.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Queens Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope , and the 365th highest 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 Queens Avenue (MK16 8EX) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Avenue (MK16 8EX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Queens Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Farm Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tankard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bury Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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