Total Crime Rate

940.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

281.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 940.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 417.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 281.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.3 10/10
  • Public order 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Robbery 31.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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

Tavistock Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 8th 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 Tavistock Street (MK2 2PF) in the last 12 months was 940.3 per 1,000 residents and was 587.8% higher 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 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 281.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Street (MK2 2PF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 246 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bull Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddock Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tavistock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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