Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK15 8PS
How much crime is recorded in MK15 8PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Willen & Downhead Park
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,290 (2024)
How safe is MK15 8PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK15 8PS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
MK15 8PSNational
Burglary19.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.