Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK12 5BD
How much crime is recorded in MK12 5BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wolverton & New Bradwell
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,756 (2024)
MK12 5BDMilton Keynes
How safe is MK12 5BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK12 5BD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
MK12 5BDNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary2.39.1
Other crime2.11.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Drugs1.12.4
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.