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Crime in MK5 7

How much crime is recorded in MK5 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Milton Keynes
Region
South East
Population
14,702 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK5 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK5 7, broadly in line with 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
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7National
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Shoplifting15.08.4
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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30
40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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