Total Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cranbrook area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 292nd lowest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cranbrook (MK17 8NE) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranbrook (MK17 8NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burrows Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woburn Sands (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bletchley East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairface Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Summerlin Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blacksmiths Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandy Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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