Total Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Theydon Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 852 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 Theydon Avenue (MK17 8PR) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Bletchley East average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theydon Avenue (MK17 8PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranbrook, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blacksmiths Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Theydon Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firemans Run Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hardwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greensand View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tansley Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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