Total Crime Rate
48.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Somerset Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bletchley Park , and the 325th 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 Somerset Close (MK3 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somerset Close (MK3 7HJ), 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.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cornwall Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lincolnshire Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampshire Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampshire Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincolnshire Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whaddon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lothian Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Derbyshire Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hinton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cornwall Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shenley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinton Court | Under investigation |
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