Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 29.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 18th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Broughton , and the 158th 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 2BP) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Broughton average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penryn Avenue (MK6 2BP), 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 Penryn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kernow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mullion Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishermead Boulevard Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishermead Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fishermead Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fishermead Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fishermead Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kernow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Porthleven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kernow Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Talland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mullion Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pencarrow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Polruan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polruan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurnards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gurnards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perran Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pencarrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pencarrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Porthleven Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Padstow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pentewan Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pentewan Gate Local resolution
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Data Sources

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