Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK17 8PD
How much crime is recorded in MK17 8PD, 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
- 1,463 (2024)
How safe is MK17 8PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK17 8PD 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
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 8PDNational
Burglary21.69.1
Shoplifting7.98.4
Violence and sexual offences5.523.6
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.