Crime in Bletchley
Recorded crime in Bletchley is 1.2 times the Milton Keynes average and 1.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 8%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bletchley: about 22,055 residents in 20 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.7/10Good
- 5-year change
- −8%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.2×the Milton Keynes average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bletchley.
Crime over 5 years
Down 8% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Bletchley, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the Milton Keynes average (1.1× the England and Wales average). 97 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 66% of the harm here
- Burglary: 11% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 66% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 15 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Milton Keynes (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Milton Keynes council area, not only Bletchley. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 598 | 2.0 | Down 12% |
| Cars broken into | 1,055 | 3.4 | Down 14% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,388 | 4.5 | Down 2% |
| Burglary of homes | 434 | 1.4 | About the same |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in MK3
In MK3, the postcode district at the centre of Bletchley, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 889 | 4% | 12% | 67% | 9% | 9% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 141 | 1% | 4% | 38% | 52% | 4% |
| Other theft | 105 | 1% | 4% | 35% | 53% | 7% |
| Public order | 102 | 5% | 4% | 61% | 26% | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 88 | 23% | 1% | 11% | 65% | 0% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 72 | 1% | 0% | 15% | 78% | 6% |
| Burglary | 66 | 8% | 0% | 26% | 61% | 6% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Milton Keynes, 2023 to 2025: 292 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 55 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 16 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.0 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 19% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 4.1 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 38.8 |
| Drugs | 2.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.0 |
| Other crime | 1.7 |
| Other theft | 9.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 7.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 10.6 |
| Public order | 8.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 9.5 |
Postcode districts in Bletchley
Nearby towns
Council: Milton Keynes
Monthly report: Milton Keynes crime figures for August 2026
Questions about crime in Bletchley
- Is Bletchley a safe place to live?
- Bletchley scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Milton Keynes average.
- Is crime going up or down in Bletchley?
- Down 8% over 5 years, from 2,489 recorded crimes a year to 2,299.
- What is the most common crime in Bletchley?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 39 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Bletchley compare with Milton Keynes?
- Crime severity in Bletchley is 1.2 times the Milton Keynes average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Bletchley?
- In MK3, the postcode district at the centre of Bletchley, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 26% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Bletchley?
- Of 66 burglaries reported in MK3, the postcode district at the centre of Bletchley between September 2024 and August 2025, 8% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 61% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Bletchley?
- In Milton Keynes, the council area Bletchley is in, the police recorded 598 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.0 per 1,000 residents, down 12% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Bletchley?
- 1,388 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Milton Keynes, the council area Bletchley is in, 4.5 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Bletchley last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Milton Keynes, the council area Bletchley is in, against 3 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.