Total Crime Rate

537.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

210.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 537.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 210.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Robbery 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 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

Porthleven Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 17th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porthleven Place (MK6 2BA) in the last 12 months was 537.6 per 1,000 residents and was 597.2% higher than the Broughton average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 210.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porthleven Place (MK6 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porthleven Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthleven Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pencarrow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthleven Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kernow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kernow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Porthleven Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porthleven Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pencarrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kernow Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pencarrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mullion Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mullion Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talland Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Talland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Talland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pentewan Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Pentewan Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pentewan Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gurnards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurnards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porthleven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthleven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porthleven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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