Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK17 7FB
How much crime is recorded in MK17 7FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 6,816 (2024)
MK17 7FBMilton Keynes
How safe is MK17 7FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK17 7FB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
MK17 7FBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary18.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Other theft4.14.5
Shoplifting3.98.4
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.