Total Crime Rate

103.8 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 103.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Water Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope , and the 232nd 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 Water Lane (MK16 9NR) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (MK16 9NR), the main crime hotspot is near Leys View. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leys View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leys View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maryot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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