Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK3 5NL
How much crime is recorded in MK3 5NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bletchley West
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,215 (2024)
How safe is MK3 5NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK3 5NL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 5NLNational
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Burglary2.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.