Postcode district · Olney
Crime in MK46
How much crime is recorded in MK46, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 13,321 (2024)
MK46Postcode district · Olney
How safe is MK46
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK46, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
MK46National
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary7.49.1
Shoplifting3.98.4
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.