Total Crime Rate
110.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Appleby Heath area has the 41st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 217th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Appleby Heath (MK2 3EH) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Appleby Heath (MK2 3EH), the main crime hotspot is near Buttermere Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 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 | Other theft | Coniston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hazel Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttermere Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Appleby Heath | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Grove | Under investigation |
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