Total Crime Rate

224.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 224.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bletchley Park , and the 69th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (MK3 5BU) in the last 12 months was 224.5 per 1,000 residents and was 191.8% higher than the Bletchley Park average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (MK3 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Byron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Marys Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whiteley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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