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Crime in MK2

How much crime is recorded in MK2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Milton Keynes
Region
South East
Population
23,316 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
46.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).

MK2National
Violence and sexual offences36.323.6
Shoplifting15.38.4
Burglary11.99.1
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Public order7.84.6
Other theft7.84.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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