Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 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 51.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Melrose Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bletchley Park , and the 349th lowest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Avenue (MK3 6PR) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (MK3 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Sinclair Court. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Top Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sinclair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banburies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groveway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banburies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banburies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northampton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banburies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenlows Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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