Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 25.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Penryn Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Campbell Park & Old Woughton , and the 129th 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 Penryn Avenue (MK6 2BE) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Campbell Park & Old Woughton average (84.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penryn Avenue (MK6 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kernow Crescent, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fishermead Boulevard (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penryn Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthleven Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kernow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kernow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurnards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porthleven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porthleven Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Porthleven Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthleven Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthleven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kernow Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Porthleven Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Porthleven Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Porthleven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Porthleven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Porthleven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pencarrow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pencarrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pencarrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gurnards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porthleven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fishermead Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fishermead Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishermead Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wealdstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fishermead Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helford Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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