Total Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 34.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 212th 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 West Road (MK17 8SA) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (MK17 8SA), 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 West Road area

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

Data Sources

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