Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hodder Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bletchley West , and the 405th lowest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hodder Lane (MK4 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Bletchley West average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hodder Lane (MK4 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nettlecombe, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buzzacott Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hodder Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buzzacott Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nettlecombe Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nettlecombe Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nettlecombe Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nettlecombe Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nettlecombe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croydon Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nettlecombe Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buzzacott Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nettlecombe Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buzzacott Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burholme Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buzzacott Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buzzacott Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buzzacott Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloutsham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nettlecombe Under investigation

Data Sources

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