Total Crime Rate

270.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 270.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.4 8/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Atkinson Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 53rd 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 Atkinson Way (MK17 8FF) in the last 12 months was 270.2 per 1,000 residents and was 102.1% higher than the Bletchley East average (133.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 123.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 495.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atkinson Way (MK17 8FF), the main crime hotspot is near Crossley Drive, with 14 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Atkinson Way area

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Data Sources

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