Postcode · Milton Keynes
Crime in MK5 7ES
How much crime is recorded in MK5 7ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westcroft & Shenley Brook End
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
MK5 7ESMilton Keynes
How safe is MK5 7ES
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK5 7ES area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 7ESNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Shoplifting5.18.4
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.81.5
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.