Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK3 5LY
How much crime is recorded in MK3 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bletchley South
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,239 (2024)
MK3 5LYMilton Keynes
How safe is MK3 5LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK3 5LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
MK3 5LYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Burglary4.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.