Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK5 6DF
How much crime is recorded in MK5 6DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shenley Wood & Crownhill
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,852 (2024)
MK5 6DFMilton Keynes
How safe is MK5 6DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK5 6DF area, 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
MK5 6DFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary5.59.1
Drugs4.12.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.24.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.