Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Century Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Central Milton Keynes , and the 259th highest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Century Avenue (MK6 2NG) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Central Milton Keynes average (359.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Century Avenue (MK6 2NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Johnston Place, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaffron Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Century Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Illingworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devereux Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hearne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hearne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Evans Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brearley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cartwright Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boycott Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boycott Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oval Under investigation

Data Sources

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