Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 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 27.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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

Brearley Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Central Milton Keynes , and the 146th 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 Brearley Avenue (MK6 2NR) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brearley Avenue (MK6 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brearley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trueman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Statham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hutton Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Larwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Statham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Statham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dexter Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ames Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Boundary Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Illingworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brearley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brearley Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulyett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Illingworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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