Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 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 91.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 36.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Ridgeway area has the 49th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 278th highest crime rate of 852 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 Ridgeway (MK17 8UT) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the Bletchley East average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway (MK17 8UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deethe Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firemans Run Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Deethe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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