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Crime in MK3 6

How much crime is recorded in MK3 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Milton Keynes
Region
South East
Population
14,647 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK3 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK3 6, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).

MK3 6National
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Shoplifting6.68.4
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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