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

Padstow 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 Padstow Avenue (MK6 2ES) 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 Padstow Avenue (MK6 2ES), 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 Padstow Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pencarrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Padstow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avebury Boulevard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avebury Boulevard —
Apr 2026Other theft Avebury Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avebury Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Ninth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talland Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Larwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Tenth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Tenth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Tenth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary South Tenth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Talland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pencarrow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pentewan Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pentewan Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pentewan Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Talland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pencarrow Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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