Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yorkshire Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Bletchley Park , and the 329th highest crime rate of 855 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 Yorkshire Close (MK3 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Bletchley Park average (78.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 4.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yorkshire Close (MK3 7EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincolnshire Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shenley Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yorkshire Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ouzel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shenley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glamorgan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whaddon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Forfar Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whaddon Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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