Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK4 4BL
How much crime is recorded in MK4 4BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westcroft & Shenley Brook End
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,964 (2024)
MK4 4BLMilton Keynes
How safe is MK4 4BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK4 4BL 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
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
MK4 4BLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.62.4
Public order2.34.6
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.