Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 75.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Water Eaton Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 351st highest 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 Water Eaton Road (MK2 3DB) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Eaton Road (MK2 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Findlay Way. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Milton Keynes

Crime Over Time in Water Eaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Findlay Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Celina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baccara Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clifford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bettina Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowles Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bettina Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Findlay Way —
Apr 2026Public order Findlay Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Findlay Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 18 of 18

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑