Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK5 6LY
How much crime is recorded in MK5 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairfields & Grange Farm
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
How safe is MK5 6LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK5 6LY area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences43.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary5.59.1
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.