City
Crime in Milton Keynes
How much crime is recorded in Milton Keynes, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 212,878 (2024)
Milton KeynesCity
How safe is Milton Keynes
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in Milton Keynes, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
Milton KeynesNational
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Shoplifting9.98.4
Burglary9.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.