Total Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clay Hill area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bradwell , and the 84th 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 Clay Hill (MK8 8AY) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower than the Bradwell average (86.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clay Hill (MK8 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Medhurst. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Hythe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Downland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Downland | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medhurst | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clay Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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