Total Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.3 9/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Melfort Drive area has the 37th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 196th 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 Melfort Drive (MK2 3QB) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melfort Drive (MK2 3QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern Grove, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunvegan Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melfort Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melfort Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dunvegan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Empingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomond Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheelin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fern Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruthven Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Santen Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunvegan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunvegan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strangford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strangford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strangford Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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