Total Crime Rate
128.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Towan Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Central Milton Keynes , and the 178th highest crime rate of 852 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 Towan Avenue (MK6 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Central Milton Keynes average (345.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Towan Avenue (MK6 2JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kernow Crescent, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Towan Avenue (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashby | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Talland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulwoods Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kernow Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kernow Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Talland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Dean | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashby | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mullion Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mullion Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Talland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towan Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perran Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Polruan Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Polruan Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trispen Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trispen Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Towan Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulwoods Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kernow Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pentewan Gate | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fishermead Boulevard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boundary | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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