Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lichfield Down area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Danesborough & Walton , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 855 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 Lichfield Down (MK7 7BE) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the Danesborough & Walton average (84.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Down (MK7 7BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Studley Knapp, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silverweed Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Down area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockliffe Brae Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebay Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockliffe Brae Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silverweed Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spearmint Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackberry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebay Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebay Close —
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Data Sources

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