Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Morley Crescent area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Bletchley East , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 852 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 Morley Crescent (MK7 8HT) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Bletchley East average (136.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Crescent (MK7 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Novello Croft, 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.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gabriel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bernstein Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gabriel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brahms Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arne Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arne Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gabriel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wagner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Heath Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mozart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mozart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lutyens Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lutyens Grove —
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Data Sources

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