Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 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 51.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Vellan Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Campbell Park & Old Woughton , and the 351st 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 Vellan Avenue (MK6 2SW) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the Campbell Park & Old Woughton average (84.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vellan Avenue (MK6 2SW), the main crime hotspot is near Veryan Place. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vellan Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrier Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veryan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Veryan Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veryan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veryan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Veryan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrier Drive
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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