Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cheriton area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bletchley West , and the 316th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheriton (MK4 1BS) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% higher than the Bletchley West average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheriton (MK4 1BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Withycombe, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perracombe (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheriton area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Grasscroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheriton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winsford Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Hedgerows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barleycroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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