Postcode district · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK4
How much crime is recorded in MK4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 35,392 (2024)
MK4Postcode district · Milton Keynes
How safe is MK4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK4, below 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
MK4National
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Shoplifting8.18.4
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.