Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 48.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Clay Hill area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bradwell , and the 327th 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 8BL) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Bradwell average (86.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clay Hill (MK8 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kepwick, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Medhurst (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clay Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Hythe Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Downland Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kepwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kepwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kepwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kepwick
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kepwick Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medhurst Under investigation

Data Sources

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