Total Crime Rate

988.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 988.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 304.8 10/10
  • Other theft 245.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.4 10/10
  • Public order 74.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.6 10/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 7th highest crime rate of 855 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 The Crescent (MK2 2QA) in the last 12 months was 988.9 per 1,000 residents and was 639.5% higher than the Bletchley East average (133.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 241.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (MK2 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viscount Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Viscount Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Viscount Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Viscount Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Viscount Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Viscount Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Viscount Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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