Total Crime Rate

326.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 326.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.8 10/10
  • Other theft 39.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Merton Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 41st highest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merton Drive (MK6 4AG) in the last 12 months was 326.3 per 1,000 residents and was 144.0% higher than the Bletchley East average (133.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 145.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Drive (MK6 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near Drew Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merton Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drew Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Darnel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Standing Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darnel Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunsby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dunsby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drew Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drew Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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