Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Eaton Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 855 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 Water Eaton Road (MK2 3BX) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% lower than the Bletchley East average (133.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Eaton Road (MK2 3BX), the main crime hotspot is near Findlay Way. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Eaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baccara Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifford Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Osborne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bettina Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bettina Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bettina Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Water Eaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duncombe Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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