Total Crime Rate

255.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 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 255.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 172.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Downing Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bletchley Park , and the 61st 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 Downing Close (MK3 6EP) in the last 12 months was 255.0 per 1,000 residents and was 231.4% higher than the Bletchley Park average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downing Close (MK3 6EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilton Avenue, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robinson Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downing Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Selwyn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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