Total Crime Rate

121.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 121.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wolverton Road 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 Wolverton Road (MK16 8HU) 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 Wolverton Road (MK16 8HU), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wolverton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheppards Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassett Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Close —
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Data Sources

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