Total Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clay 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.
View Crime In Milton Keynes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Hythe | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethorpe | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Downland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Downland | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kepwick | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kepwick | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kepwick | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kepwick | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kepwick | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clay Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medhurst | Under investigation |
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