Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
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Crime overview

Cathay Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bletchley Park , and the 260th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cathay Close (MK3 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% higher than the Bletchley Park average (76.9 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathay Close (MK3 5AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gilbert Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kipling Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cathay Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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