Total Crime Rate
75.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ireland Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Danesborough & Walton , and the 349th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ireland Close (MK7 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ireland Close (MK7 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mozart Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bernstein Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bernstein Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wagner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Heath | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mozart Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mozart Close | Under investigation |
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