Total Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawkshead Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bletchley West , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkshead Drive (MK4 2LX) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawkshead Drive (MK4 2LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nettlecombe, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radworthy (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bletchley West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lockton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porlock Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nettlecombe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nettlecombe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nettlecombe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nettlecombe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Croydon Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nettlecombe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nettlecombe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nettlecombe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burholme | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radworthy | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radworthy | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radworthy | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radworthy | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Radworthy | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nettlecombe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fadmoor Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holton Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornley Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crosslow Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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