Total Crime Rate
38.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakwood Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Drive (MK2 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% 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 9 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 9 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakwood Drive (MK2 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Aylesbury Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oakwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Margaret Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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