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Crime in MK17 8UP

How much crime is recorded in MK17 8UP, 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
2,389 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK17 8UP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK17 8UP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8UPNational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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.

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