Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 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
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

Essex Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bletchley Park , and the 238th 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 Essex Close (MK3 7ET) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Close (MK3 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Hinton Court. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derbyshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whaddon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampshire Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampshire Court —
Apr 2026Robbery Hinton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wemyss Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornwall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cornwall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Torre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torre Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torre Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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