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Crime in MK18 5

How much crime is recorded in MK18 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Population
8,056 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK18 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK18 5, well below 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
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).

MK18 5National
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Burglary5.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft3.14.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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.

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