Postcode district · Milton Keynes
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)
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
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
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.