Total Crime Rate

354.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 354.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.7 7/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sipthorp Close area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Danesborough & Walton , and the 38th highest crime rate of 852 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 Sipthorp Close (MK7 7TH) in the last 12 months was 354.4 per 1,000 residents and was 287.8% higher than the Danesborough & Walton average (91.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 174.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sipthorp Close (MK7 7TH), the main crime hotspot is near Fyfield Barrow. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sipthorp Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mithras Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taranis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fyfield Barrow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fyfield Barrow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyfield Barrow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyfield Barrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godwin Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godwin Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taranis Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taranis Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taranis Close
Apr 2026Public order Taranis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taranis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fyfield Barrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaddesden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaddesden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaddesden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sipthorp Close
Apr 2026Public order Sipthorp Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sipthorp Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sipthorp Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dixie Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixie Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mithras Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mithras Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mithras Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fyfield Barrow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Godwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fyfield Barrow Under investigation

Data Sources

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