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Crime in MK6 5

How much crime is recorded in MK6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Milton Keynes
Region
South East
Population
9,123 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK6 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK6 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
59.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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).

MK6 5National
Violence and sexual offences51.623.6
Burglary10.19.1
Public order8.94.6
Other theft7.74.5
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Shoplifting6.08.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.01.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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80
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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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