Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 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 154.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Drugs 25.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Downland area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bradwell , and the 118th highest crime rate of 852 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downland (MK8 8JB) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downland (MK8 8JB), 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 Downland area

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

Data Sources

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