Total Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bruckner Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Danesborough & Walton , and the 277th 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 Bruckner Gardens (MK7 8EW) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bruckner Gardens (MK7 8EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mithras Gardens, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bruckner Gardens (15 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Brahms Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lutyens Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mithras Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mithras Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gabriel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mithras Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gabriel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lutyens Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gabriel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arne Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arne Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mithras Gardens | Under investigation |
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